De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 N109KS

Summary

On 11 July 2025 at about 11:00 local time, a De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 registered N109KS, operated by RS Specialties LLC, was involved in an accident near Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 July 2025 at 11:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Remote Beach (NONE)

Coordinates

55.9033, -161.7318

Aircraft

De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1

Registration

N109KS

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

RS Specialties LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nelson Lagoon → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC25LA074

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a creek bank while maneuvering to land.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, while on short final to land on a remote beach, he misjudged the airplane’s height above a creek bank. The landing gear contacted the bank, and subsequently, the right main gear leg separated, and the right wing contacted the ground, the airplane came to rest upright. The fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.