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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC2MK1 · Cordova, AK · July 30, 1980

Date
July 30, 1980 · 19:30 local
Place
Cordova, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67676
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DA077
Reported as
Dhav DHC2MK1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,570 total1,300 in this make and model415 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran fuel tank dry. Ditched in river. Factors desidn imbiguity of fuel selectors & gages. Pilot fatigue.

As the FAA filed it

RAN FUEL TANK DRY. DITCHED IN RIVER. FACTORS DESIDN IMBIGUITY OF FUEL SELECTORS & GAGES. PILOT FATIGUE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.