De Havilland DHC2 N737KA
24 December 1992 · Two Moon Bay, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 December 1992 at about 15:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC2 registered N737KA, operated by Ketchum Air Service, was involved in an accident near Two Moon Bay, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Two Moon Bay, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.8804, -146.6508
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC2
- Registration
- N737KA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ketchum Air Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cordova-Smith → Tatitlek
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC93LA023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
AN INADVERTANT LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND WHEELS DOWN WATER LANDING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF CHECKLIST USE BY THE PILOT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT OF AMPHIBIAN FLOAT DHC2 BEAVER DEPARTED AIRPORT ON WHEELS ON VFR FLIGHT TO VILLAGE SERVED BY SEADROME ONLY. PILOT COULD NOT RECALL RAISING WHEELS AFTER DEPARTURE. PILOT MADE NORMAL APPROACH TO WATER LANDING AT VILLAGE AND UPON TOUCHDOWN, AIRPLANE NOSED OVER INVERTED. PILOT RECALLED SEEING WHEELS EXTENDED FROM FLOATS AFTER SWIMMING FROM COCKPIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1991 | De Havilland DHC2 MK1 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1994 | De Havilland DHC2 | Whittier, Alaska, United States | Rust's Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1990 | De Havilland DHC2 | Broad Pass, Alaska, United States | Kakeldy, Ronald | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1988 | De Havilland DHC2-MK I | Warroad, Minnesota, United States | Warroad Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | De Havilland DHC2 | Titusville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2009 | De Havilland DHC2 | Plattsburgh, New York, United States | Clemente Motor Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | John Clark | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1992 | Richard C Ballow KITFOX 1 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Jones, William Marshall | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1992 | Aeronca 7AC | Sitka, Alaska, United States | Diment, Archie G. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1992 | Champion 7EC | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 1992 | Cessna 180 | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | Sheldon, Robert J. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1992 | Cessna 185F | Pelican, Alaska, United States | Bellair, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |