# Accident 19870609020109A: Dhav DHC2*, Sparrevohn, AK, June 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1031° N, 155.5775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1031&lon=-155.5775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123PG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,620 total, 850 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87DAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87DAG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870609020109A

## Narrative

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

THE FLOAT EQUIPPED PLANE STRUCK A TREE DURING A RIVER LANDING.  WIND SHIFT DURING FLARE PUSHED AIRCRAFT INTO BANK.

## 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 ANC87DAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87DAG02), Jun 9, 1987: de Havilland Beaver U-6A (N123PG), Sparrevohn, 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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