# Accident 20060801015849A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Bettles, AK, August 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2006, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SQDA
- Location: 68.1501° N, 151.7107° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1501&lon=-151.7107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4040W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4040W) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,600 total, 430 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060801015849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ PILOT CONTINUED TAKE OFF, STRIKING SHORE AND DAMAGING FLOATS, INSTEAD OF ABORTING THE TAKEOFF.

## 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 ANC06LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA109), Aug 2, 2006: de Havilland DHC-2 MK.1 (N4040W), Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff at his predetermined reference point, which resulted in a collision with the shore during takeoff-initial climb, and structural damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N4040W (1)

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

- [Accident 20220715011049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220715011049A), Jul 15, 2022: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N4040W), Bettles, AK, Substantial damage. Airman attempted river landing in DHC-2 ases [privacy data omitted] while operating part 135 . Pilot lost directional control while "on step" and impacted left…

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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