# Accident 19870809043219A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Elmendorf Afb, AK, August 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1987, 11:25 local time
- Place: Elmendorf Afb, AK
- Airport: Six Mile Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2709° N, 149.7904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2709&lon=-149.7904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5342G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5342G-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A (registry code 2800105, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R98539A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,851 total, 480 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870809043219A

## Narrative

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

DEMONSTRATING A NO FLAP TAKEOFF FROM GLASSY WATER A MISTAKE ON PART OF THE CFI. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND THE SHORE

## 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 ANC87FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA118), Aug 9, 1987: De Havilland DHC-2 MK-1 (N5342G), Elmendorf Afb, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5342G (1)

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

- [Accident 20090220046779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090220046779A), Feb 20, 2009: Dehavilland DHC MK II (N5342G), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. On February 20, 2009, about 1515 Alaska standard time, a wheel/ski-equipped de havilland DHC-2 (beaver) airplane, N5342G, sustained substantial damage during…

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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