# Accident 19860130017151A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Metlakatla, AK, January 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1986, 11:25 local time
- Place: Metlakatla, AK
- Airport: Metlakatla Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 55.1395° N, 131.4903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.1395&lon=-131.4903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860130017151A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WINGTIP OF 1018H DEPARTING DOCK IN 2 FOOT WAVES. DRIFTED INTO PILINGS WITH ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1018H, Dhav DHC2MK2: [Accident 19860130017152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860130017152A)

## 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 SEA86LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA049), Jan 30, 1986: de Havilland DHC-2 (N127WA), Metlakatla, AK, substantial damage

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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