# Incident 19790815031509I: Dhav DHC3, Cape Newenham, AK, August 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1979, 14:10 local time
- Place: Cape Newenham, AK
- Airport: Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAI
- Aircraft: N11250, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11250-1993-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815031509I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING DOWNWIND TAKEOFF TAIL LIFTED UP AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N11250 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890115000439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890115000439A), Jan 15, 1989: Dhav DHC3 (N11250), Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into heavy snow squall while trying to stay contact low over water. Lost control in steep turn sank on impact.
- [Accident 19850911044239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850911044239A), Sep 11, 1985: Dhav DHC3 (N11250), Cape Douglas, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power after low level maneuvering over downed aircraft. Flipped over after landing in tundra.

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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