# Accident 19871207069609A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Metlakatla, AK, December 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1987, 13:20 local time
- Place: Metlakatla, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RHAA
- Location: 55.1392° N, 131.4893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.1392&lon=-131.4893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17597, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17597-1989-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871207069609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FORCED INTO WATER IN LEVEL ATTITUDE ON APPROACH IN GUSTY WINDS. BOUNCED AT IMPACT, INVERTED AND SANK.

## 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 SEA88LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA029), Dec 7, 1987: de Havilland DHC-2 MK1 (N17597), Metlakatla, AK, substantial damage

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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