# Accident 19850911044239A: Dhav DHC3, Cape Douglas, AK, September 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1985, 02:14 local time
- Place: Cape Douglas, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXTA
- 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
- Reported engine: PWA R134057
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,250 total, 120 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LAA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LAA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850911044239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER LOW LEVEL MANEUVERING OVER DOWNED AIRCRAFT.  FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING IN TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC85LAA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LAA05), Sep 11, 1985: de Havilland DHC-3 (N11250), Cape Douglas, AK, substantial damage

## 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.
- [Incident 19790815031509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815031509I), Aug 15, 1979: Dhav DHC3 (N11250), Cape Newenham, AK, Minor damage. While attempting downwind takeoff tail lifted up and aircraft nosed over.

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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