# Accident 19870611020059A: Dhav DHC2MK1, King Salmon, AK, June 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7496° N, 156.5400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7496&lon=-156.5400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98EL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98EL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland-Kenmore DHC-2 (registry code 2805001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-kenmore-dhc-2) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,312 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870611020059A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITHOUT USING FLAPS. OVERRAN THE LAKE AND STOPPED 75 YARDS OUT IN OPEN TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC87LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA078), Jun 11, 1987: de Havilland DHC-2 (N98EL), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98EL (1)

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

- [Incident 19900726050079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900726050079I), Jul 26, 1990: Dhav DHC2* (N98EL), King Slamon, AK, Minor damage. Taxiing downwind on water takeoff. Made plow turn into wind. Wind caught wing and aircraft nosed over.

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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