# NTSB ANC81DA070: Dehavilland DHC-2, N37756, Juneau, AK, June 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1981
- Place: Juneau, AK · JUNEAU, AK
- Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2828  81/6/19  NR.JUNEAU,AK          DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 880
        TIME - 1500                    N37756              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JUNEAU,AK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- 15MPH RVR CARRIED FLOAT PLANE TWD BANK,ATMTD STEP TAXI ARND OBSTNS,INSUF CLNC,HIT ROCK/TREE.CO PLN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37756](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37756), registered now, S/N 1456, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (registry code 2800108) (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 19810619036169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619036169A), Jun 19, 1981: Dhav DHC2*, Taku River, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to make a down River takeoff. Aborted. Current carried seaplane into trees and a submerged log near shore.

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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