NTSB investigations: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19862026
NTSB investigations: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 per year, 1986–2026: 8 cases
19862
19891
19912
20002
20071

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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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"

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NTSB ANC07LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportde Havilland DHC-2 MK1 · Kodiak, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while water taxiing. A factor contributing to the accident was wind gusts.Sep 3, 2007 · N4756T · Substantial damageNTSB ANC00LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportde Havilland DHC-2 · King Salmon, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions.Jul 26, 2000 · N444EF · Substantial damageNTSB ANC00LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportde Havilland DHC-2 · Big Lake, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.Jul 17, 2000 · N345KA · Substantial damageNTSB ANC91LA125Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDe Havilland DHC-2 · Ugashik, AKWas 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.Aug 14, 1991 · N5371G · Substantial damageNTSB ANC91LA032Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDe Havilland DHC-2 · Finger Lake, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the rough and uneven terrain.Mar 3, 1991 · N5349G · No damageNTSB SEA89LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportde Havilland DHC-2 · Kassan, AKThe excessive taxi speed used by the pilot in the existing weather conditions. Contributing to the accident was the gusty tailwind.Jun 21, 1989 · N46DG · Substantial damageNTSB ANC86LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportde Havilland DHC-2 · Fognak Island, AKOn 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.Oct 1, 1986 · N5354G · Substantial damageNTSB ANC86LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportde Havilland DHC-2 · Bulchitna Lake, AKThe airplane struck a wingtip on the water while step taxiing downwind attempting a left turn.Jun 23, 1986 · N67686 · Substantial damage