# Accident 19940811021139A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Port Alsworth, AK, August 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1994, 17:00 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ITDC
- Location: 60.2005° N, 154.2806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2005&lon=-154.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17394, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17394-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER L-20A (registry code 2800104, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-l-20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940811021139A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED FLYING LOW AND SLOW AND STALL OUT OF A TURN. BURNED ON GROUND IMPACT. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 ANC94FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA105), Aug 12, 1994: De Havilland DHC-2 (N17394), Port Alsworth, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE BOX/BLIND CANYON AND PROXIMITY OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WERE RELATED FACTORS.

## Other reports on N17394 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910925042919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910925042919A), Sep 25, 1991: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N17394), Holitna River, AK, Substantial damage. Landing on River float,plane pontoon struck a submerged log. Cartwheeled and came to rest inverted.
- [Incident 19800824064209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824064209I), Aug 24, 1980: Dhav DHC2/ (N17394), Woodbine, MD, 1 fatal. Main chute failed to deploy, reserve chute did not inflate. Connector link had separated.

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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