# Accident 20190719012189A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, Homer, AK, July 19, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Tutka Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERHA
- Location: 59.4692° N, 151.4892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4692&lon=-151.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68083, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68083-2019-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (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 MK.1
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 6
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190719012189A

## Narrative

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

A DEHAVILLAND BEAVER ON FLOATS WAS TAKING OFF ON TUTKA BAY NEAR HOMER, ALASKA.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.  SEVEN PERSONS ON BOARD, 6 INJURIES, ONE FATAL.

## 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 ANC19FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA035), Jul 19, 2019: De Havilland Beaver DHC 2 (N68083), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's floats impact with an ocean wave or swell, which exceeded the design load specifications of the flying wire assemblies and resulted in a partial separation of the float assemblies.

## Other reports on N68083 (2)

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

- [Incident 20010621015349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010621015349I), Jun 21, 2001: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N68083), Skwentna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On June 21, 2001, at approximately 11:28 am, a float equipped Dehavilland, dhc-ii-mki, beaver airplane, N6803, sustained damage during a river landing at…
- [Incident 19811003090169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003090169I), Oct 3, 1981: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N68083), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Landed at seaplane base, lost control during water taxi, went up on bank.

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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