# Accident 19820216002259A: Nihon YS11A600, King Salmon, AK, February 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1982, 09:05 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAAA
- Location: 58.6765° N, 156.6487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KING SALMON (AKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6765&lon=-156.6487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169RV-1995-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nihon YS-11A-600 (registry code 6310420, https://openairdocs.org/model/nihon-ys-11a-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NIHON YS11A600
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART54210K
- People aboard: 37
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,687 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA82AA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820216002259A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AND ENGINE FIRE ON APPROACH. ELECTED TO LAND ON A FROZEN RIVER.

## 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 DCA82AA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA015), Feb 16, 1982: Nihon YS-11A (N169RV), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N169RV (1)

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

- [Incident 19881014061309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881014061309I), Oct 14, 1988: Nihon YS11A600 (N169RV), Anchorage, AK. Lost directional control on landing rollout. Veered off runway. Defective nose gear steering system.

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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