# Accident 19770906042469A: Dhav DHC6/, Iliamna, AK, September 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1977
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N563MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N563MA-1978-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6/
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 11
- Pilot flight hours: 4,335 total, 591 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA77AA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA77AA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770906042469A

## Narrative

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

HIT GLACIER ABT 7000FT MSL.RECOVERY OF BODIES OR WRECKAGE WAS NOT POSSIBLE.

## 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 DCA77AA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA77AA026), Sep 6, 1977: Dehavilland DHC-6 (N563MA), Iliamna, AK, destroyed, 13 fatal

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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