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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Noatak River, AK · June 30, 2012

Date
June 30, 2012 · 16:00 local
Place
Noatak River, AK
Airport
Bettles Field
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N63562
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC12LA061
Reported as
Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total600 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated he was repositioning the aircraft on the gravel bar due to the rising water. During taxi the aircraft sunk in the River upside down.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GRAVEL BAR DUE TO THE RISING WATER. DURING TAXI THE AIRCRAFT SUNK IN THE RIVER UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.