# Incident 20110904021819I: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, Beluga Lake, AK, September 4, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2011, 20:55 local time
- Place: Beluga Lake, AK
- Airport: Beluga Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N63562 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,284 total, 330 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110904021819I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AT OFF AIRPORT LOCATION NEAR BELUGA LAKE, AK. AFTER SURVEY OF THE AREA HE DECIDED TO RELOCATE. DURING FAST TAXI HE HIT A UNKNOWN SOFT SPOT, ONE NOT VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE OVER.

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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