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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC-3 · Togiak, AK · August 3, 1980

Date
August 3, 1980 · 16:15 local
Place
Togiak, AK
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
YUAA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N433GR
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80FA081
Reported as
Dhav DHC3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Encountered ground fog. Struck hill in climbing turn to reverse course. Airplane burned.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED GROUND FOG. STRUCK HILL IN CLIMBING TURN TO REVERSE COURSE. AIRPLANE BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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