# Accident 19870625050419A: Dhav DHC2MK3, Ketchikan, AK, June 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1987, 09:10 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Ketchikan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EKQA
- Location: 55.6107° N, 131.5809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6107&lon=-131.5809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1454T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1454T-1991-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3 (registry code 2800107, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK3
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,750 total, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870625050419A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET POWER FROM ENGINE. ELECTED TO LAND ON WATER. UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR. NOSED OVER INVERTED ON TOUCHDOWN

## 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 SEA87LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA123), Jun 25, 1987: de Havilland DHC-2 (N1454T), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1454T (2)

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

- [Incident 19850604033199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850604033199I), Jun 4, 1985: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N1454T), Lazy Bay, AK, Minor damage. Damaged floats during attempted landing on rough water. Aborted and landed elsewhere on wheels without incident.
- [Accident 19780117002949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780117002949A), Jan 17, 1978: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N1454T), Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. Company flt plan.

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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