Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
N/A Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Dillingham, Alaska 99576
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 14:30 AKD
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On June 25, 2014, about 1430 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped de Havilland DHC-2 airplane, N115CX, registered to RBG Bush Planes, LLC, struck a boat operator during takeoff from the Mulchatna River near Dillingham, Alaska. The airline transport pilot was uninjured, the boat operator sustained serious injuries, and the airplane sustained minor damage. The flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 with no flight plan filed.Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight was en route to Ekwok, Alaska.
The pilot and the boat operator were part of a group of four people that included another pilot in a separate airplane and another boat operator in a separate boat. The group was working together to move two 18-foot skiffs along the river to Ekwok. During a telephone conversation with an NTSB investigator, the pilot stated that the boat operator started the boat's motor and headed down river, and the pilot watched him then took off in the airplane behind him. The pilot said that he kept the boat operator in sight but then the airplane encountered a downdraft or other wind condition, and the airplane sank. The pilot said that, when he pulled the airplane's nose back to compensate for the sink, he lost sight of the boat operator. Shortly thereafter, he heard a noise and knew that something had happened. He radioed the other pilot (who had not yet departed) and turned his airplane around and saw that the boat was circling to the left in the river, and the operator appeared unconscious. The pilot believed that his airplane's float had struck the boat operator. The pilot landed his airplane in the river to help, and he used the airplane to stop the runaway boat. The boat collided with the airplane, went up over the float, and struck the propeller. The pilot exited the airplane to help the boat operator, who was subsequently flown to an ambulance by the other pilot in the other airplane.
According to company maintenance personnel, all of the damage to the airplane was sustained during the post-landing collision with the boat.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/25/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 1430 |
| Event Time Zone | -- |
| Event City | Dillingham |
| Event State | ALASKA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 99576 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | N/A |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1436 AKD |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | PADL |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | AKD |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 6000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 17 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 11 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 150 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.69 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR PADL 252236Z 15007KT 10SM SCT060 17/11 A2969 |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 1 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Alaskan Regional Operation |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jul 7 2014 9:52PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N115CX |
| NTSB Number | ANC14LA046 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | DEHAVILLAND |
| Aircraft Model | DHC 2 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 1151 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 8 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | RBG BUSH PLANES LLC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | ANCHORAGE |
| Aircraft Owner State | AK |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 995033956 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | RBG BUSH PLANES LLC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | ANCHORAGE |
| Operator State | AK |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 995033956 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Business |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | -- |
| Departure City | Dillingham |
| Departure State | AK |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1430 |
| Departure Time Zone | AKD |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | -- |
| Destination City | Ekwok |
| Destination State | AK |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jul 7 2014 9:53PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |