# Accident 19950808023869A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Iliamna, AK, August 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1995, 08:15 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8507° N, 154.5598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8507&lon=-154.5598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (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: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950808023869A

## Narrative

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

SEAPLANE FLOATED OVER GLASSY WATER LANDING. TOO LONG. APPLIED POWER GO AROUND ENGINE HESITATED. ABORTED. CRASHED.

## 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 ANC95LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA132), Aug 8, 1995: de Havilland DHC-2 (N144Q), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ABRUPT (IMPROPER) USE OF THE THROTTLE.

## Other reports on N144Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20020920024539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020920024539A), Sep 20, 2002: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N144Q), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the pilot, after takeoff the aircraft got to an altitude of 50 feet, stalled and crashed. The pilot stated that before beginning the flight,…

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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