# NTSB Accident ANC02LA044
> **de Havilland DHC-2** · 2002-06-08 · KING SALMON, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC02LA044
- **Event ID:** 20020612X00864
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-06-08
- **Location:** KING SALMON, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.030555, -156.666671
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-2
- **Registration:** N65223
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind while taxiing, resulting in the right wing striking the water.  A contributing factor in the accident was the presence of a crosswind.

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