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| Date: | Friday 9 June 1995 |
| Time: | 07:00 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Fox Bay Lodge |
| Registration: | N67112 |
| MSN: | 970 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9851 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | King Salmon, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | , AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS OWNER OF A FISHING LODGE, WAS LANDING A FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON A REMOTE LAKE TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF HIS CLIENTS. DURING THE LANDING APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND COLLIDED WITH TREES ADJACENT TO THE LAKE. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FLOATS. AFTER A FIELD REPAIR TO THE FLOAT ASSEMBLY, THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN TO ANCHORAGE FOR A PERMANENT REPAIR.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE LANDING APPROACH, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM TREES. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC95LA110
History of this aircraft
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| 8 August 2016 | N95RC | Rapids Camp Lodge | 0 | Mirror Lake, Chugiak, AK | |
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| 14-Mar-2024 19:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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