# Incident 19940529025809I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Anchorage, AK, May 29, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1994, 15:38 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ELRA
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345KA-2012-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,250 total, 120 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940529025809I

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON WATER TAKEOFF.ABORTED. ENDED UP ON SOUTH SHORE.

## Other reports on N345KA (2)

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

- [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…

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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