# NTSB Accident ANC00LA069
> **de Havilland DHC-2** · 2000-06-14 · LEVELOCK, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC00LA069
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21142
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-14
- **Location:** LEVELOCK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.289398, -156.650634
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-2
- **Registration:** N7283
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff run.  A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention while retracting the water rudders.

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