NONE · de Havilland DHC-3 · 2002-09-04 · TENAKEE SPRINGS, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC02LA115
Event ID
20020910X01584
Type
Accident
Date
2002-09-04
Location
TENAKEE SPRINGS, AK, USA
Coordinates
57.779724, -135.218612
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
7
Total aboard
7
Aircraft
Make
de Havilland
Model
DHC-3
Registration
N335AK
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's speed/distance from a dock resulting in the airplane drifting into a wooden piling during a taxi from landing. A factor in the accident was the presence of a tidal current.