# Accident 19860207037919A: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Mekoryuk, AK, February 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1986, 10:50 local time
- Place: Mekoryuk, AK
- Airport: Mekoryuk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.3702° N, 166.2695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3702&lon=-166.2695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204EH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20A
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,643 total, 3,888 in this make and model, 232 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860207037919A

## Narrative

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

IMPROPERLY ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY ON DOWNWIND LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK.

## 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 ANC86LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA025), Feb 7, 1986: de Havilland DHC-6 (N204EH), Mekoryuk, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N204EH (5)

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

- [Incident 20180107000509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180107000509I), Jan 7, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N204EH), Zephyrhills, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. A sport parachutist sustained fatal injuries while skydiving on January 7, 2018 at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport after spiraling into the ground with a…
- [Incident 20171113018789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171113018789I), Nov 13, 2017: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N204EH), Zephyrhills, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. A. kurt a. tracy B. approximately 250 civilian jumps C. none D. reserve parachute Manuf: paraflite incorporated Model: swift plus 145 P/n: 828100.0 S/n R809512…
- [Incident 20130323004809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130323004809I), Mar 23, 2013: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N204EH), Zephryhills, FL, No damage, 2 fatal. On March 23, 2013, at approximately 1030 EDT, two icelandic parachutist impacted trees approximately 1 mile southeast of zephyrhills municipal airport,…
- [Accident 20090613008749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090613008749A), Jun 13, 2009: Dhav DHC6TWINOTTE (N204EH), Orange, VA, No damage. (-23) The jump aircraft pilot conducted a low pass over the parachute drop zone while a parachutist was still airborne. The aircraft flew through the drop…
- [Incident 20060826021659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060826021659I), Aug 26, 2006: Dhav DHC6300 (N204EH), Orange, VA, 1 fatal. (-23) On 08/26/06, parachutist [privacy data omitted] jumped from an altitude of 14,000 feet MSL at skydive Orange, inc., Orange, VA. At approximately 5000 ft.…

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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