# NTSB Accident ANC02FA106
> **de Havilland DHC-2 MK3** · 2002-08-29 · Aleknagik, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC02FA106
- **Event ID:** 20020910X01575
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-29
- **Location:** Aleknagik, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.433334, -158.850006
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-2 MK3
- **Registration:** N4478
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to use a checklist to ensure the airplane was in the proper landing configuration, which precipitated an inadvertent water landing on amphibious floats with the wheels extended.  A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to secure the cargo in the aft cabin.

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