# Accident 19830820043449A: Dhav DHC2*, Iliamna, AK, August 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1983, 16:20 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 59.8500° N, 154.5600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8500&lon=-154.5600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3129S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3129S-1984-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland-Shawano DHC-2 MK.I (registry code 2806001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-shawano-dhc-2-mk-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,558 total, 1,116 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820043449A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW FLIGHT SPOTTING GAME, AIRCRAFT WAS CAUGHT IN DOWNDRAFT AND CRASHED INTO GROUND.

## 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 ANC83LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA151), Aug 21, 1983: de Havilland DHC-2 (N3129S), Iliamna, AK, destroyed

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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