# Accident 19820509014389A: Dhav DHC2*, Medford, OR, May 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1982, 16:05 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Beagle Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 42.2794° N, 122.9005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2794&lon=-122.9005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1434Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1434Z) (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 R98539
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,965 total, 63 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820509014389A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER'S FEET JAMMED RUDDER PEDALS ON TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT ABORTED, RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A PARKED AIRPLANE.

## 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 SEA82DA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA068), May 9, 1982: de Havilland 2 (N1434Z), 15n Of Medford, OR, 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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