# Accident 20100919044519A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-, Renton, WA, September 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2010, 15:15 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Will Rogers Wiley Post Mem Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5181° N, 122.2181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5181&lon=-122.2181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24150 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,437 total, 130 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA461) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100919044519A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN ATTEMPTED CROSSWIND TAKEOFF FROM THE SEAPLANE BASE,  THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ABORTED.  DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTACTED THE WATER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PIC AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 WPR10CA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA461), Sep 19, 2010: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 (N24150), Renton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the float-equipped airplane during an aborted water takeoff, resulting in a dragged wing.

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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