# Accident 19860919048009A: Dhav DHC3, American River, AK, September 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1986, 17:17 local time
- Place: American River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXTA
- Aircraft: N83U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83U-1998-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,240 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860919048009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AND HIT THE GROUND. PILOT MAY HAVE OVER ROTATED WITH FLAPS IMPROPERLY SET.

## 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 ANC86LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA160), Sep 20, 1986: de Havilland DHC-3 (N83U), American River, 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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