SERS · de Havilland DHC-2 · 2006-05-22 · Kodiak, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC06LA059
Event ID
20060530X00641
Type
Accident
Date
2006-05-22
Location
Kodiak, AK, USA
Coordinates
58.45, -154.066665
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Minor
3
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
6
Aircraft
Make
de Havilland
Model
DHC-2
Registration
N1543
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, and his selection of unsuitable terrain (rough water) for takeoff, which resulted in a collision with ocean swells during takeoff initial climb, and a hard emergency landing and a roll over. Factors contributing to the accident were a windshear, rough water, and buckling of the float assemblies when the airplane struck the waves.