# NTSB investigations: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1: Loss of control - on ground/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC07LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA094.md): de Havilland DHC-2 MK1 · Kodiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2007 · N4756T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while water taxiing. A factor contributing to the accident was wind gusts.
- [NTSB ANC00LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA098.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · King Salmon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2000 · N444EF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC00LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA091.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Big Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2000 · N345KA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.
- [NTSB ANC91LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA125.md): De Havilland DHC-2 · Ugashik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1991 · N5371G · Substantial damage
  > Was the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff run. Contributing to the accident was the rough water.
- [NTSB ANC91LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA032.md): De Havilland DHC-2 · Finger Lake, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1991 · N5349G · No damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the rough and uneven terrain.
- [NTSB SEA89LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA124.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Kassan, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1989 · N46DG · Substantial damage
  > The excessive taxi speed used by the pilot in the existing weather conditions. Contributing to the accident was the gusty tailwind.
- [NTSB ANC86LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA167.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Fognak Island, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1986 · N5354G · Substantial damage
  > On takeoff, the right door popped open. The pilot reached across to pull the door closed and lost directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft then struck a tree near the bank of the lake.
- [NTSB ANC86LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA086.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Bulchitna Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1986 · N67686 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane struck a wingtip on the water while step taxiing downwind attempting a left turn.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2800102')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2800102&occurrence=260

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