# N345KA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 28, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=345KA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345KA

## Aircraft that carried N345KA

- [Cancelled 2012-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345KA-2012-03-28): Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, S/N 1306, built 1959. Registration pending, pending cancellation. Owner: [Copper Center, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Copper%20Center)

## NTSB investigations on N345KA (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC07MA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07MA083), Aug 17, 2007: de Havilland DHC-2 (N345KA), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: An inadvertent aerodynamic stall resulting from the pilot's poor decision-making and inadequate planning and execution when he took off toward nearby rising terrain, in strong winds, under…
- [NTSB ANC00LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA091), Jul 17, 2000: de Havilland DHC-2 (N345KA), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N345KA (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20070816021239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070816021239A), Aug 16, 2007: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N345KA), Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed, 6 fatal. (-23) During the climb phase of the take off the pilot executed a left turn to avoid rising terrain and was unable to clear trees.
- [Accident 20000717042209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000717042209A), Jul 17, 2000: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N345KA), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 17, 2000, the PIC flying a float equipped DHC-2, attempted a takeoff from the alexander river creek. The aircraft had no passengers or cargo…
- [Incident 19940529025809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940529025809I), May 29, 1994: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N345KA), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Lost control on water takeoff. Aborted. Ended up on south shore.

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