NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC85LA101
Registry · N99838
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
DEHAVILLAND ACFT CANADA LTD DHC-2
Year of manufacture
1955 · 30 years old at event
TCDS
A-806 · VIKING AIR LIMITED
Engine
P & W R-985-AN-14B (400 hp)
Seats / Engines
8 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20250630
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ADF33D
Registrant of record
CHILD BENJAMIN HARRISON
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT DURING A 15 TO 20 MIN PERIOD AFTER HE HAD LANDED, THE WIND VELOCITY INCREASED GREATLY. HE MANAGED TO TAXI THE FLOAT PLANE TO AN AREA WHERE HE COULD TAKEOFF INTO THE WIND. AS THE ACFT WAS ON THE STEP FOR TAKEOFF, THE LEFT WING LIFTED AS IF IT WAS HIT BY A GUST OF WIND. SUSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE WATER & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PLT ESTIMATED THE WIND WAS FROM THE EAST AT 40 GUSTING TO 50 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_ANC85LA101.txt.
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