# Accident 19730228008339A: Dhav DHC2*, Sitka, AK, February 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1973
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 57.0531° N, 135.3300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sitka, AK, within about 30 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0531&lon=-135.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616W-2018-05-30) (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: DHAV DHC2*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73AA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730228008339A

## Narrative

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

MANEUVERING BLO LOW CLGS,SET UP LDG.ENG LOST PWR AND PLT LND NEAR BEACH. FLOATS HIT ROCKS AT SHORE

## 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 ANC73AA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA042), Feb 28, 1973: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N616W), Sitka, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N616W (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130604009819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130604009819A), Jun 4, 2013: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N616W), Petersburg, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During an airtour flight that initiated in Petersburg, the pilot lost situational awareness while attempting to climb over a ridge. The aircraft was flown in a…
- [Incident 19870117006869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870117006869I), Jan 17, 1987: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N616W), Kake, AK, Minor damage. Bounced 3 times during water landing into ocean swell. Float flying wire ends and strut fittings broke.
- [Accident 19760809034519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760809034519A), Aug 9, 1976: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N616W), Petersburg, AK, Substantial damage. Precautionary ldg on water,on final entered a fog layer & lost visual reference. Float equipped.

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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