# Accident 19820516019349A: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Hooper Bay, AK, May 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1982, 10:15 local time
- Place: Hooper Bay, AK
- Airport: Hooper Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GIFA
- Location: 61.5239° N, 166.1466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOOPER BAY (HPB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5239&lon=-166.1466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103AQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103AQ-1989-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,550 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA82AA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516019349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHED UP ON SHORT FINAL, PILOTS LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED. LOADED TOO FAR AFT CG.

## 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 DCA82AA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA022), May 16, 1982: de Havilland DHC-6-200 (N103AQ), Hooper Bay, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N103AQ (1)

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

- [Incident 19810507067469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810507067469I), May 7, 1981: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N103AQ), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Lost hydraulic pressure. No brakes on steering. Pump switch, unapproved alteration, was off.

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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