# Accident 20130914018939A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2, Kodiak, AK, September 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Airport: Trident Seaplane Basin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: D4NA
- Location: 57.1917° N, 154.5039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.1917&lon=-154.5039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1544, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1544) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,905 total, 2,108 in this make and model, 257 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130914018939A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LOCAL ALASKA TIME A STRAIGHT FLOAT EQUIPPED DHC-2, N1544 WAS DEPARTING THE AYAKULIK RIVER ON KODIAK ISLAND WITH THE PILOT AND THREE PERSONS ON BOARD.  DURING THE TAKE-OFF REQUIRING TWO STEP TURNS ON THE RIVER IN CHANNELED TERRAIN WITH GUSTY, CHANGING WIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE SECOND TURN ON THE RIVER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE UP ONTO THE RIVERBANK COLLAPSING THE FLOAT STRUTS CAUSING DAMAGE TO A WING STRUT AND ONE WING.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC13CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA098), Sep 14, 2013: Dehavilland Beaver DHC 2 (N1544), Akhiok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in a gusty tailwind.

## Other reports on N1544 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20191007021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191007021139A), Oct 7, 2019: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (N1544), Akhiok, AK, Substantial damage. I departed karluk portage on the karluk river near larsen bay Alaska at 1357 akd. Terrain is a wide flat river valley with mountains on the outskirts. Winds…
- [Accident 20180124013959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180124013959A), Jan 24, 2018: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (N1544), Afognak Island, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft was being operated as a VFR part 135 flight by andrew airways. The aircraft departed kodiak, AK with a load of cargo and no passengers. During landing…

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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