# NTSB Accident ANC05LA129
> **de Havilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1** · 2005-08-23 · Aleknagik, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC05LA129
- **Event ID:** 20050902X01378
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-08-23
- **Location:** Aleknagik, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.423332, -159.813339
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 6
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** Beaver DHC-2 MK.1
- **Registration:** N5333G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control during the takeoff roll, and an encounter with high vegetation and a river bank.  Factors associated with the accident are high vegetation and a riverbank.

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