De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Jun 7, 2009, Anchorage-L...
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on June 7, 2009 near Anchorage-Lake Hood, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to...
- Date: June 7, 2009
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Anchorage-Lake Hood, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff, according to the NTSB finding.
A privately operated DHC-2 Beaver on floats was taking off from the west waterway of Lake Hood in Anchorage with three passengers. A gust from a right quartering tailwind lifted the right wing and float, the aircraft veered toward a steep bank, and it cartwheeled after the float struck the bank. Nobody was killed, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage.