# Accident 20020920024539A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Bethel, AK, September 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2002, 08:15 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Hangar Lake Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YGZA
- Location: 60.7667° N, 161.8411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7667&lon=-161.8411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144Q) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020920024539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT GOT TO AN ALTITUDE OF 50 FEET, STALLED AND CRASHED. THE PILOT STATED THAT BEFORE BEGINNING THE FLIGHT, HE DID NOT REMOVE THE FROST FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC02LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA123), Sep 20, 2002: de Havilland DHC-2 (N144Q), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's inadequate preflight by his failure to remove all frost from the wings prior to takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and in-flight collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N144Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19950808023869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950808023869A), Aug 8, 1995: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N144Q), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Seaplane floated over glassy water landing. Too long. Applied power go around engine hesitated. Aborted. Crashed.

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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