# NTSB Accident GAA18CA581
> **De Havilland DHC 2 MK. I(L20A)** · 2018-09-24 · Kukaklek Lake, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA581
- **Event ID:** 20181010X53844
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-09-24
- **Location:** Kukaklek Lake, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.189998, -155.149993
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** De Havilland
- **Model:** DHC 2 MK. I(L20A)
- **Registration:** N9RW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a sand bar during a water takeoff, which resulted in the airplane impacting a river bank.

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