# Accident 19850926048169A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Merrill Pass, AK, September 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Merrill Pass, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N5317G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5317G-1992-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850926048169A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK SIDE OF PASS NEAR SUMMIT. FORECAST FOR TURBULENCE AND CLOSED PASS. BURNED AFTER IMPACT.

## 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 ANC85FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA184), Sep 26, 1985: de Havilland DHC-2 (N5317G), Merrill Pass, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N5317G (1)

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

- [Accident 19750815034069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750815034069A), Aug 15, 1975: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N5317G), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. P-n 288943 bearing assy collector,intermediate,impeller-collector case eroded from rubbing.

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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