# Accident 19860907045249A: Dhav DHC2/, Port Alsworth, AK, September 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1986, 16:00 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2000° 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=60.2000&lon=-154.2809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100KL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100KL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2/
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860907045249A

## Narrative

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

THE FLOATPLANE STRUCK A LOG DURING A RIVER TAKEOFF AND ENDED UP ON A GRAVEL BAR. RAIN AND FOGGED WINDOWS FACTORS.

## 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 ANC86LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA147), Sep 8, 1986: de Havilland DHC-2 (N100KL), 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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