# Accident 19750208002439A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Dexter, NY, February 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1975
- Place: Dexter, NY
- Airport: Watertown International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 43.9918° N, 76.0194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERTOWN INTL (ART), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9918&lon=-76.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212NY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212NY-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland OTTER U-1A (registry code 2800203, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-otter-u-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,299 total, 178 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FFA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750208002439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT MISSED TWO APCHS.ACFT STRUCK ICE IN A NOSE DWN L WING LOW ATTITUDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 NYC75FFA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA28), Feb 8, 1975: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N212NY), Dexter, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N212NY (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910128001219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910128001219A), Jan 28, 1991: Dhav DHC3 (N212NY), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power over bering sea. Landed on rough ice. Engine had several broken rods and rod bearings.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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