# Accident 19930831032349A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Iliamna, AK, August 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1993, 11:05 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8500° N, 154.5608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8500&lon=-154.5608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64273, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64273-1998-01-14) (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 R985AN14B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 900 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930831032349A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING TO LOOK AT MOOSE. LOST CONTROL. STALLED. INDICATES AT OR NEAR GROSS WEIGHT. LACKED TRAINING TURNING STALLS

## 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 ANC93FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA161), Aug 31, 1993: De Havilland DHC-2 (N64273), Iliamna, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE RECURRENT TRAINING OF THE PILOT BY THE OPERATOR/MANAGEMENT.

## Other reports on N64273 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890831035489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831035489A), Aug 31, 1989: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N64273), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Wheels hit a soft spot during takeoff from a gravel bar. Aborted but struck a ditch before stopping.

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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