# Accident 20240620007849A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, Aleknagik, AK, June 20, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2024, 18:00 local time
- Place: Aleknagik, AK
- Airport: Aleknagik Seaplane Base
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4141° N, 158.9374° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4141&lon=-158.9374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55WE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55WE) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 275 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240620007849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED LAKE ALEKNAGIK IN DAY VFR CONDITIONS. AFTER LIFT OFF, HE HEARD ITEMS IN THE CABIN FLAPPING AROUND. PILOT TURNED HIS HEAD TO CHECK ON THE NOISE. WHEN HE TURNED BACK AROUND, HE WAS IMPACTING THE LAKE WITH THE FRONT OF THE FLOATS.

## 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 ANC24LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA054), Jun 21, 2024: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 (N55WE), Aleknagik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control of the airplane during initial climb.

## Other reports on N55WE (1)

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

- [Accident 20150903016459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150903016459A), Sep 3, 2015: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N55WE), Arctic Village, AK, Substantial damage. Reported that individual flipped aircraft upside down on its back during take-off on a grass,tundra strip. Spoke with the NTSB and after seeing pictures they…

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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