# Incident 19830729061669I: Dhav DHC2*, Catalina Island, CA, July 29, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1983, 17:50 local time
- Place: Catalina Island, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.4050° N, 118.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of CATALINA (AVX), within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4050&lon=-118.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N188JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188JM-1988-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 (registry code 2808001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830729061669I

## Narrative

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

LEFT PONTOON STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT ON WATER LANDING. IMPACT PUT A HOLE IN PONTOON. PLANE ROLLED OVER AND SANK.

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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