# Accident 19850818041689A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Tutna Lake, AK, August 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1985, 14:03 local time
- Place: Tutna Lake, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N68085, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68085-1986-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R98539
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,190 total, 406 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850818041689A

## Narrative

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

WINGTIP THEN FLOAT STRUCK RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  IMPACTED SLOPE AND BURNED.  CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 ANC85FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA154), Aug 18, 1985: de Havilland DHC-2 MK.1 (N68085), Tutna Lake, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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