# Incident 19850201013059I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Angoon, AK, February 1, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Angoon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GSBA
- Location: 57.4448° N, 134.4853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angoon, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.4448&lon=-134.4853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64398 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,200 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/19850201013059I

## Narrative

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

DURING WATER LANDING STRUCK REEF. VISIBILITY WAS LOW, PILOT HAD ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT WITH WATER.

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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