The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.
— NTSB Determination
The pilot stated he lost directional control of the float equipped airplane during the initial takeoff run. He indicated the airplane was just coming up on step, and he was taking off upstream, with an eight knot quartering tailwind from the left. He said the airplane swerved left, and the left wing struck a tree on the river bank.
The pilot stated he lost directional control of the float equipped airplane during the initial takeoff run. He indicated the airplane was just coming up on step, and he was taking off upstream, with an eight knot quartering tailwind from the left. He said the airplane swerved left, and the left wing struck a tree on…
The accident on 2000-07-17 involved a DE Havilland DHC-2, registration N345KA, operated by Ketchum Air Service, Inc., at Big Lake, AK.
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.
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