# Incident 19870929065659I: Dhav DHC2*, Sparrevohn, AK, September 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N43446, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43446) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (registry code 2800108, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-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 DHC2*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870929065659I

## Narrative

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

DURING WATER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER. FLOAT HAD BEEN PUNCTURED BY ROCKS BEFORE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT.

## Other reports on N43446 (1)

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

- [Accident 20050610015049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050610015049A), Jun 10, 2005: Dhav DHC2* (N43446), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On takeoff, aircraft entered into gradual left turn that increased to the point the pilot decreased power. Aircraft then turned sharply further left and…

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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