# Accident 20120630014799A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, Noatak River, AK, June 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Noatak River, AK
- Airport: Bettles Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2401° N, 161.1906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2401&lon=-161.1906&mi=10
- 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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120630014799A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC12LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA061), Jun 30, 2012: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 (N63562), Bettles, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly judge the airplane’s distance and altitude from the landing location during the final approach, which resulted in an undershoot and a 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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