# Accident 20140103000349A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, Shaw Island, WA, January 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2014, 16:10 local time
- Place: Shaw Island, WA
- Airport: Shaw Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5733° N, 122.9550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5733&lon=-122.9550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5484U (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,050 total, 5,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140103000349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKEOFF DUE TO MICRO METEROLOGICAL WEATHER PHENOMENA ASSOCIATED WITH TERRAIN.   AIRCRAFT LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET LEFT OF CENTERLINE AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL.  AIRCRAFT FELL NOSE DOWN AND CART WHEELED A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET.  AIRCRAFT FLOATS AND WINGS WERE SUSUBSTATIALLY DAMAGED  BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR.  ENGINE PARTIALLY BROKE FREE OF FUSALAGE BUT REMAINED INTACT.

## 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 WPR14CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA086), Jan 4, 2014: Dehavilland Beaver DHC 2 MK.1 (N5484U), Shaw Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in variable wind conditions, resulting in a collision with trees lining the left side of the runway.

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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