# Accident 19790812018559A: Dhav DHC2/, Mcgratti, AK, August 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mcgratti, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5154G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5154G-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A (registry code 2800105, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2/
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 364 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812018559A

## Narrative

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

MADE WATER TAKEOFF, ACFT SETTLED INTO TREES AFTER CLEARING SHORELINE.PILOT CLAIMS WIND SHIFT & DOWNDRAFT ARE FACTOR

## 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 ANC79DAG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG79), Aug 12, 1979: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N5154G), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5154G (1)

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

- [Accident 20060921022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060921022569A), Sep 21, 2006: Dhav U6A (N5154G), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On September 21, 2006, at approximately 13:15 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped de havilland DHC-2 airplane, N5154G, sustained substantial damage…

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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