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ANC83LA158

1983-09-01 · BARROW, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport UMT

Current FAA registration · N5147G

Make / Model
DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1
Year of manufacture
1951 · 32 years old at event
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
8 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6739F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING LANDING. THE SANDBAR USED FOR LANDING HAD A LIGHT COVERING OF SNOW AND A DITCH WASOBSCURED BY THE SNOW. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE DITCH AND ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ANC83LA158.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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