Accident · 2006-08-01

NTSB case ANC06LA109 · de Havilland DHC-2 MK.1 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2006-08-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2 MK.1 (N4040W)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: BROOKS RANGE AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): BROOKS RANGE AVIATION INC — On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: Brooks Range Aviation

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff at his predetermined reference point, which resulted in a collision with the shore during takeoff-initial climb, and structural damage to the airplane.

Source: NTSB case ANC06LA109

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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