# Accident 19800122000799A: Dhav DHC6100, Kenai, AK, January 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1980, 05:57 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AKIA
- Location: 60.5733° N, 151.2448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KENAI MUNI (ENA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5733&lon=-151.2448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N332MA-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-100 (registry code 2802610, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6100
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,105 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800122000799A

## Narrative

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

NEGLECTED TO MONITOR ALTITUDE ON IFR APPROACH. LANDED ON SNOW-COVERED FROZEN LAKE 5 MILES FROM RUNWAY. STRUCK 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 ANC80FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA025), Jan 22, 1980: Dehavnd Can DHC-6 (N332MA), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N332MA (2)

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

- [Incident 19921017045439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921017045439I), Oct 17, 1992: Dhav DHC6100 (N332MA), Perris, CA, 1 fatal. Chutist attempted to deploy chute but main pilot chute was found jammed in pocket due to improper packing technique
- [Incident 19850927053429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850927053429I), Sep 27, 1985: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N332MA), Anchorage, AK. Right propeller surge during descent. Pulled power and feathered propeller. Replaced overspeed governor.

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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