# NTSB ANC81DA051: Dehavilland DHC-2, N64384, Klawock, AK, May 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1981
- Place: Klawock, AK · KLAWOCK, AK
- Location: 55.5607° N, 133.0989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klawock, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.5607&lon=-133.0989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1145   81/5/8  NR.KLAWOCK,AK         DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3054
        TIME - 0730                    N64384              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2659 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KETCHIKAN,AK                RETURN                       KASSAN,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       50
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          OTHER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. CO FLT PLN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64384](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64384), registered now, S/N 622, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2800102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810508022869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508022869A), May 8, 1981: Dhav DHC2MK1, Klawock, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to strike tree during attempt to remain in VFR conditions below clouds.

## Other investigations on N64384 (2)

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 SEA87LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA111), Jun 8, 1987: de Havilland DHC-2 MK.1 (N64384), Sedro Woolley, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB ANC76AA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA102), Jun 3, 1976: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N64384), Craig, AK, substantial damage

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.

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