# Incident 19871101066219I: Dhav DHC8102, Grand Canyon, AZ, November 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 35.9524° N, 112.1470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9524&lon=-112.1470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801AW-1993-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (registry code 2809003, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871101066219I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRLINER STRUCK A DEER ON THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N801AW (1)

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

- [Incident 19910303010859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910303010859I), Mar 3, 1991: Dhav DHC8102 (N801AW), Bakersfield, CA. NR2 engine eec warning and loss of torque. Secured and diverted. Replaced electronic engine control unit.

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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