# Incident 19850604033199I: Dhav DHC2MK3, Lazy Bay, AK, June 4, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1985, 10:25 local time
- Place: Lazy Bay, AK
- Airport: Alitak Seaplane Base
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SAIA
- Location: 56.8973° N, 154.2497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Alitak Seaplane Base (ALZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.8973&lon=-154.2497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1454T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1454T-1991-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3 (registry code 2800107, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK3
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,048 total, 60 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850604033199I

## Narrative

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

DAMAGED FLOATS DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING ON ROUGH WATER. ABORTED AND LANDED ELSEWHERE ON WHEELS WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N1454T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870625050419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870625050419A), Jun 25, 1987: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N1454T), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to get power from engine. Elected to land on water. Unable to retract gear. Nosed over inverted on touchdown
- [Accident 19780117002949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780117002949A), Jan 17, 1978: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N1454T), Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. Company flt plan.

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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