# Incident 19790714020769I: Dhav DHC2*, King Salmon, AK, July 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1979, 12:33 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4022B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4022B-1992-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2-L-20 (registry code 2800109, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-l-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,090 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714020769I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. PROBABLE MASSIVE INTERNAL FAILURE. AIRCRAFT SUBMERGED IN SALT WATER.

## Other reports on N4022B (1)

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

- [Accident 19820906047129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906047129A), Sep 6, 1982: Dhav DHC3 (N4022B), Port Moller, AK, Destroyed. Pilot attempted takeoff from parking area during gusty wind condition. Crashed occurred when wind flipped aircraft.

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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