# Accident 19810508022869A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Klawock, AK, May 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Klawock, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TYEA
- Location: 55.5607° N, 133.0989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klawock, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.5607&lon=-133.0989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64384, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64384) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,054 total, 3,024 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508022869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE TREE DURING ATTEMPT TO REMAIN IN VFR CONDITIONS BELOW CLOUDS.

## 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 ANC81DA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA051), May 8, 1981: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N64384), Klawock, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64384 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870608081119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870608081119A), Jun 8, 1987: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N64384), Sedro Woolley, WA, Destroyed. Fuel warning light on after takeoff. Engine quit. Left float impacted a tree. Rolled over on side. Faulty fuel valve
- [Accident 19760603017299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603017299A), Jun 3, 1976: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N64384), Craig, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd to l of area. Float hit rock.

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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