# Accident 19900831038119A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Alagnak River, AK, August 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1990, 15:45 local time
- Place: Alagnak River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EQWC
- Aircraft: N24BR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24BR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 (registry code 2808001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 120 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831038119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED TO TAKEOFF IN A BEND IN RIVER. RAN INTO RIVER BANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 ANC90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA162), Aug 31, 1990: De Havilland DHC-2 (N24BR), Alagnak River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, HIS SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N24BR (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220918008319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220918008319A), Sep 18, 2022: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N24BR), Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. On 18 September 2022 about 1830 Local time, the pilot attempted a departure from a small lake at N57.52.20, W155.49.45. Approximately 64 miles South East of…
- [Accident 20071007824579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071007824579A), Oct 7, 2007: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N24BR), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 10, 2007 a Dehavilland beaver (DHC-2) registered to hartley inc. and piloted by [privacy data omitted] was involved in an aircraft accident…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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