# Accident 19740715033189A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Sitka, AK, July 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1974
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N4794C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4794C) (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 DHC2MK1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,260 total, 104 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740715033189A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED DUE UN CLR TREES ON SHORE. FLOATS HIT LOGS. WIND CALM.

## 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 ANC75DAD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAD01), Jul 15, 1974: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N4794C), Sitka, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4794C (1)

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

- [Incident 20150112000419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150112000419I), Jan 12, 2015: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N4794C), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Pilot selected gear down on approach to runway. Visual by the pilot indicated the mains down but bow gear still on top of amphibs. Approach aborted for…

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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