# Incident 19870329021439I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Ketchikan, AK, March 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: View Cove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EKQA
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89U-2006-09-27) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870329021439I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CYLINDER CAME LOOSE AFTER TAKOFF CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. SHUT DOWN AND LANDED SAFE. SUBSTANTIAL ENGINE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N89U (1)

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

- [Accident 19881214054129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881214054129A), Dec 14, 1988: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N89U), Kasaan, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Bounced off 3 foot waves on landing, began go around. Banked to avoid buildings on shore. Stalled,crashed and burned

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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