# Accident 19811231082429A: Dhav DHC2*, Big Port Walter, AK, December 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Big Port Walter, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GSBA
- Location: 56.3786° N, 134.7311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Port Walter, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.3786&lon=-134.7311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64396, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64396-1984-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 (registry code 2808001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,233 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811231082429A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT BANK AFTER WATER TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO STOP BANK. WING HIT WATER. AIRPLANE SANK. POSSIBLE ICED AILERON CONTROLS.

## 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 ANC82DAD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAD04), Dec 31, 1981: Dehavnd Can DHC-2 (N64396), Big Pt Walter, AK

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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