# Accident 19830908047029A: Dhav DHC2*, Lower Talarik C, AK, September 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1983, 18:20 local time
- Place: Lower Talarik C, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1998° N, 154.2809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1998&lon=-154.2809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30ST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,979 total, 429 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908047029A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT HIT MUDBANK. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED.

## 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 ANC83LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA166), Sep 9, 1983: de Havilland DHC-2 (N30ST), Port Alsworth, 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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