# N345KA: 1959 Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, registration cancelled 2012-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2800102)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 1306
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 1993
- Last registry action: July 7, 2010
- Mode S code: A3D0C3
- Location: [Copper Center, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Copper%20Center)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5521° N, 145.7248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99573, within about 35 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345KA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=345KA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345KA-2012-03-28

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX1970](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1970), Mar 23, 1999: AXLE. CRACKED. FEDERAL/FLUIDYNE C5000 ONE-PIECE SKI AXLES (PN 10D3476-1) SHOWED STRESS FRACTURES WHERE SKI ACTUATOR ARM ROTATES.

## NTSB investigations (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 (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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