# Accident 19940715018089A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Kenai, AK, July 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1994, 23:25 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6602° N, 150.9010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6602&lon=-150.9010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2297R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2297R) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,432 total, 1,170 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940715018089A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET ON STEP. NOTICED NO FLAPS BEGAN PUMP DOWN. RAN OUT OF LAKE. STRUCK TREES ON SHORE.

## 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 ANC94LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA082), Jul 16, 1994: de Havilland DHC-2 (N2297R), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT USE THE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST TO CONFIRM THAT THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED FOR THE TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N2297R (1)

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

- [Accident 19940709046819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940709046819A), Jul 9, 1994: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N2297R), Nondalton, AK, Substantial damage. Tried depart rough lake. Slowed by waves turned crosswind. Wing lifted. Other wing dug in. Water looped.

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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