# NTSB Accident ANC06LA059
> **de Havilland DHC-2** · 2006-05-22 · Kodiak, AK, USA · SERS
## 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.

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