# Accident 19830810043529A: Camair 480, Anchorage, AK, August 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1983, 13:39 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2200° N, 149.8507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2200&lon=-149.8507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CAMAIR 480
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830810043529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ON AIRPORT. ENGINES QUIT DURING APPROACH.

## 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 ANC83FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA141), Aug 10, 1983: Camair 480 (N231), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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