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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC2* · Cordova, AK · August 21, 1981

Date
August 21, 1981 · 12:45 local
Place
Cordova, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1453Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DA099
Reported as
Dhav DHC2*
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,171 total658 in this make and model410 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.

During takeoff wind drifted float plane into sandbar causing it to flip inverted.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF WIND DRIFTED FLOAT PLANE INTO SANDBAR CAUSING IT TO FLIP INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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