# Accident 20250711011189A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, Nelson Lagoon, AK, July 11, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2025, 09:00 local time
- Place: Nelson Lagoon, AK
- Airport: Nelson Lagoon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9033° N, 161.7318° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9033&lon=-161.7318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109KS) (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: 13,300 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250711011189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISJUDGED HIS LANDING HEIGHT, AIRCRAFT TIRES CLIPPED CREEK BANK CAUSING THE RIGHT GEAR LEG TO COLLAPSE.  AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE SAND.  (SMS)

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## 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 ANC25LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA074), Jul 11, 2025: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 (N109KS), Nelson Lagoon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a creek bank while maneuvering to land.

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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