# Accident 20020712016799A: Dhav DHC2MKI, Port Alsworth, AK, July 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Airport: Port Alsworth
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: W9RA
- Location: 60.1267° N, 154.1117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1267&lon=-154.1117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3129F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MKI
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020712016799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 12, 2002 DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 (BEAVER) AIRCRAFT N3129F, PILOTED BY MATT HIPKISS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM LAKE HOOD TO ILIAMNA LAKE AREA, WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER IMPACT WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT ALSWORTH (TOKOKA CREEK), ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY MINTA, INC., D/B/A BIGFOOT AIR, A FAR PART 135 OPERATOR BASED AT LAKE HOOD, ALASKA. THE WEATHER REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VFR WITH WINDS NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH. PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS FATAL AT SITE.

## 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 ANC02FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA075), Jul 12, 2002: de Havilland DHC-2 (N3129F), Port Alsworth, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering inside a box/blind canyon, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the…

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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