# Incident 19820813048249I: Dhav DHC2MK3, Deadhorse, AK, August 13, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1982, 15:36 local time
- Place: Deadhorse, AK
- Airport: Deadhorse
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 70.1948° N, 148.4652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEADHORSE (SCC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1948&lon=-148.4652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478-2005-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3 (registry code 2800107, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK3
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813048249I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED IN CROSSWIND. ON ROLLOUT GUST HIT LEFT SIDE, RAISED WING, AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED, RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N4478 (2)

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

- [Accident 20020827024289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020827024289A), Aug 27, 2002: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N4478), Aleknagik, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 27, 2002, about 1600 Alaska daylight time, an amphibious float-equipped de havilland DHC-2 mk 3 airplane, N4478, sustained substantial damage…
- [Accident 19920523019479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920523019479A), May 23, 1992: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N4478), Alexander Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Amphibious beaver had spool down en route when pilot turned fuel off instead of heat on. Landed on mud flats.

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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