# Accident 19810619036169A: Dhav DHC2*, Taku River, AK, June 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Taku River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CFIA
- Aircraft: N37756, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37756) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (registry code 2800108, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (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 DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 0 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619036169A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO MAKE A DOWN RIVER TAKEOFF. ABORTED. CURRENT CARRIED SEAPLANE INTO TREES AND A SUBMERGED LOG NEAR 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 ANC81DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA070), Jun 19, 1981: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N37756), Juneau, AK, 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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