# Accident 20120313004109A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2, Ketchikan, AK, March 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: S03A
- Location: 55.0556° N, 132.1033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.0556&lon=-132.1033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82SF-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (registry code 2800108, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (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: DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 12,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120313004109A

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT: A FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ENTERED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN A SNOW SQUALL SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM A REMOTE MINING SITE.FACTORS: CONTINUED A VMC FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS.RAPID CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONSRECOMMENDATIONS: EIR INITIATEDCOMMENTS: ADVISE PILOTS NOT TO RUSH AND TO WAIT OUT WEATHER WHEN CONDITIONS ARE RAPIDLY CHANGING.

## 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 ANC12LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA026), Mar 13, 2012: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 (N82SF), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart in marginal visual meteorological conditions, and his continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions.

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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