# NTSB ANC77DA044: Dehavilland DHC-2, Port Alexander, AK, May 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: May 18, 1977
- Place: Port Alexander, AK · PORT ALEXANDER, AK
- Location: 56.2377° N, 134.6528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Alexander, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, July 19, 1977
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1612  77/5/18    PORT ALEXANDER,AK   DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1600
        TIME - 1215                    N30ST               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT ALEXANDER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SITKA,AK                    PORT ALEXANDER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS LDG GR.
```

## Sequence of events

- Landing-landing roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30ST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: PORT ALEXANDER
- FAA reports: 19770518021289A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770518021289A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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