De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 N1544

Summary

On 7 October 2019 at about 22:10 local time, a De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 registered N1544, operated by Andrew Airways Inc, was involved in an accident near Kodiak, 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.

Date

7 October 2019 at 22:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Kodiak, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

56.9386, -154.1825

Aircraft

De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2

Registration

N1544

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Engines

1

Operator

Andrew Airways Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Larson Bay → Kodiak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA007

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control while landing on glassy water, which resulted in the left float touching the water, a loss of yaw control, and impact with a riverbank.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing on a glassy river and as he was rolling the wings level, he felt the left float touch the water. The airplane yawed left, went up a riverbank, and slid on the tundra. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.