KETCHIKAN, AK, USA
N67667
DE HAVILLAND DHC-2
THE PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED A WHEEL TAKEOFF FROM AN AREA USED FOR A SEAPLANE PULLOUT RAMP. WITNESSES SAID THEY HAD NOT SEEN A WHEEL PLANE ATTEMPT TAKEOFF FROM THAT SPOT IN THREE YEARS. THE AVAILABLE TAKEOFF DISTANCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET. THE DHC2 BEAVER STRUCK A ONE STORY GENERATOR BUILDING, SHEARING OFF A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ONE MILE TO INT'L AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BUILDING SITUATED AT THE END OF THE TAKEOFF SITE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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