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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC2MK2 · Kotzebue, AK · March 8, 1987

Date
March 8, 1987 · 16:00 local
Place
Kotzebue, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67688
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA045
Reported as
Dhav DHC2MK2
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,300 total1,199 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered whiteout conditions. During the precautionary landing, the aircraft dragged a wingtip.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. DURING THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DRAGGED A WINGTIP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.