De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 MK.1 N55WE
3 September 2015 · Arctic Village, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 2015 at about 21:00 local time, a De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 MK.1 registered N55WE, operated by Kruse Jeff, was involved in an accident near Arctic Village, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arctic Village, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 68.0000, -144.5200
- Aircraft
- De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 MK.1
- Registration
- N55WE
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1952
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kruse Jeff
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Arctic Village → Arctic Village
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC15CA075
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable, off-airport site, which resulted in a nose over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while departing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, from a rough and uneven tundra-covered off-airport site, it failed to gain sufficient airspeed, and he aborted the takeoff. The airplane's main wheels sunk into the soft tundra-covered terrain, and the airplane subsequently nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland BEAVER accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2014 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 | Illiamna, Alaska, United States | Katmai Air LLC | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2016 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 MK.1 | Lopez Island, Washington, United States | Kenmore Air Harbor Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 2014 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 MK.1 | Shaw Island, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2016 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rapids Camp Lodge Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2013 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 | Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States | Promech Air LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2013 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 | Akhiok, Alaska, United States | Andrew Airways Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2015 | De Havilland DHC-3T | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Alaska Air Taxi LLC | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 2015 | Piper PA 18 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | STATE OF ALASKA / Alaska State Troopers | Serious injuries | - |
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| 1 Feb 2015 | Piper PA 12 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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