# Accident 20010829038499A: Dhav DHC4A, Portalsworth, AK, August 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Portalsworth, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: G2OC
- Location: 62.2044° N, 154.2578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2044&lon=-154.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2225C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2225C-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland C-7A (registry code 2800305, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-c-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series (registry code 52023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010829038499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 29, 2001, ABOUT 1900 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A DEHAVILLAND C-7A AIRPLANE, N2225C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT PORT ALSWORTH, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) POSITIONING FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY GREATLAND AIR CARGO, INC., A PART 135 OPERATOR, BASED IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ANC01LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA129), Aug 30, 2001: de Havilland C-7A (N2225C), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's failure to maintain the proper glidepath, and improper short field landing procedures. Factors in the accident were a downdraft, and the captain's inadequate evaluation of the weather…

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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