# Accident 20190922013449A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2, Mountain Villag, AK, September 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2019, 14:50 local time
- Place: Mountain Villag, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: R59C
- Location: 61.9347° N, 163.6642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9347&lon=-163.6642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77KZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77KZ) (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-AN-14B (registry code 51654, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 750 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA563) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190922013449A

## Narrative

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

PRE TAKEOFF PILOT FAILED TO DEPLOY FLAPS TO TAKEOFF SETTING.  AIRCRAFT DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE, SLID ACROSS TUNDRA, CAME TO STOP ABOUT .25 MILES FROM LAKE. AC REMAINED UPRIGHT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

## 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 GAA19CA563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA563), Sep 22, 2019: De Havilland Beaver DHC 2 (N77KZ), Mountain Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper takeoff configuration due to distraction, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to become airborne and its subsequent collision with rising terrain. Contributing to the…

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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