# Incident 19811003090169I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Anchorage, AK, October 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1981, 16:56 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 61.1866° N, 149.9654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HOOD (LHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1866&lon=-149.9654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68083, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68083-2019-11-01) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003090169I

## Narrative

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

LANDED AT SEAPLANE BASE, LOST CONTROL DURING WATER TAXI, WENT UP ON BANK.

## Other reports on N68083 (2)

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

- [Accident 20190719012189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190719012189A), Jul 19, 2019: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N68083), Homer, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. A Dehavilland beaver on floats was taking off on Tutka Bay near Homer, Alaska. The aircraft crashed on takeoff due to unknown circumstances. Seven persons on…
- [Incident 20010621015349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010621015349I), Jun 21, 2001: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N68083), Skwentna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On June 21, 2001, at approximately 11:28 am, a float equipped Dehavilland, dhc-ii-mki, beaver airplane, N6803, sustained damage during a river landing at…

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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