# Accident 19821209062979A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Klawock, AK, December 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1982, 13:10 local time
- Place: Klawock, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SESA
- Location: 55.5393° N, 132.9600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.5393&lon=-132.9600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68081, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68081-2012-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A (registry code 2800105, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 3,683 total, 1,105 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83AA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821209062979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD DIVERTED PATH OF FLIGHT DUE TO FOG BANK. CRASH OCCURRED IN RISING TERRAIN IN MARGINAL WEATHER.

## 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 SEA83AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83AA028), Dec 9, 1982: de Havilland DHC-2 (N68081), Near Klawock, AK, destroyed, 8 fatal

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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