# Accident 19821218064979A: Dhav DHC2*, Port Alsworth, AK, December 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1982, 12:00 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Airport: Tuxedni Glacier
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.1996° N, 154.2805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1996&lon=-154.2805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 (registry code 2808006, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-1) (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*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,010 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 500 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821218064979A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DURING LANDING ROLL OUT, RIGHT SKI SANK INTO DEEP SNOW AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 ANC83LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA024), Dec 18, 1982: de Havilland DHC-2 (N94DC), Near Port Alswo, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N94DC (2)

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

- [Accident 20190627008119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190627008119A), Jun 27, 2019: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 (N94DC), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. On Thursday June 27st 2019 at approximately 09:45 am, a DHC-2-MK1, N94DC registered to V2 aviation LLC and operated by pacific airways, inc., made a hard water…
- [Accident 19981018029559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981018029559A), Oct 18, 1998: Dhav DHC2* (N94DC), Chitina, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on takeofff and sustained substantial damage. (.4) the airplane was taking off when the engine quit at the departure end of the airstrip…

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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