# Incident 19870117006869I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Kake, AK, January 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Kake, AK
- Airport: Harbor
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALAA
- Location: 56.9753° N, 133.9037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9753&lon=-133.9037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616W-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870117006869I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED 3 TIMES DURING WATER LANDING INTO OCEAN SWELL. FLOAT FLYING WIRE ENDS AND STRUT FITTINGS BROKE.

## Other reports on N616W (3)

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

- [Accident 20130604009819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130604009819A), Jun 4, 2013: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N616W), Petersburg, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During an airtour flight that initiated in Petersburg, the pilot lost situational awareness while attempting to climb over a ridge. The aircraft was flown in a…
- [Accident 19760809034519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760809034519A), Aug 9, 1976: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N616W), Petersburg, AK, Substantial damage. Precautionary ldg on water,on final entered a fog layer & lost visual reference. Float equipped.
- [Accident 19730228008339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730228008339A), Feb 28, 1973: Dhav DHC2* (N616W), Sitka, AK, Substantial damage. Maneuvering blo low clgs,set up ldg. Eng lost pwr and plt lnd near beach. Floats hit rocks at shore

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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