# NTSB ANC82DAD04: Dehavnd Can DHC-2, N64396, Big Pt Walter, AK, December 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1981
- Place: Big Pt Walter, AK · BIG PT WALTER, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DAD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3214  81/12/31   BIG PT WALTER,AK    DEHAVND CAN DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2234
        TIME - 1230                    N64396              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-UNKNOWN      OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG PT WALTER,AK            KAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      15
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.ACFT SANK,NOT RECOVERED.PLT INDICATED POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATION FROM PROP SPRAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64396](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64396-1984-12-27), registration cancelled 1984-12-27, S/N 782 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVND CAN DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (registry code 2808001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating

## 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 19811231082429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811231082429A), Dec 31, 1981: Dhav DHC2*, Big Port Walter, AK, Destroyed. Right bank after water takeoff. Unable to stop bank. Wing hit water. Airplane sank. Possible iced aileron controls.

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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