# Accident 20220715011049A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, Bettles, AK, July 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2022, 13:00 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SQDA
- Location: 66.9154° N, 151.5250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9154&lon=-151.5250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4040W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4040W) (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
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 75 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220715011049A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN ATTEMPTED RIVER LANDING IN DHC-2 ASES ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE OPERATING PART 135 . PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE "ON STEP" AND IMPACTED LEFT FLOAT, THEN LEFT WING INTO RIVER BANK TERRAIN, RESULTING IN 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 ANC22LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA056), Jul 15, 2022: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 (N4040W), Bettles, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during taxi operations on a riverbank with shallow water.

## Other reports on N4040W (1)

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

- [Accident 20060801015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060801015849A), Aug 1, 2006: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N4040W), Bettles, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot continued take off, striking shore and damaging floats, instead of aborting the takeoff.

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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