# Accident 19841028061859A: Dhav DHC3, Dan Creek, AK, October 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1984, 16:30 local time
- Place: Dan Creek, AK
- Airport: Dan Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FMAA
- Aircraft: N2899J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841028061859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH, HE HIT A DOWNDRAFT AND LANDED HARD, CAUSING ONE WING TO HIT THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC85LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA014), Oct 28, 1984: de Havilland Otter DHC-3 (N2899J), Dan Creek, 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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