FOGNAK ISLAND, AK, USA
N5354G
de Havilland DHC-2
ON TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT DOOR POPPED OPEN. THE PILOT REACHED ACROSS TO PULL THE DOOR CLOSED AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A TREE NEAR THE BANK OF THE LAKE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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