# Incident 19880108004779I: Dhav DHC2MK3, Thorne Bay, AK, January 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1988, 12:10 local time
- Place: Thorne Bay, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EKQA
- Location: 55.6680° N, 132.5382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thorne Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6680&lon=-132.5382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53011, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53011-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3 (registry code 2800107, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,149 total, 175 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880108004779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE AN AMPHIBIOUS LANDING WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED UPON CONTACT WITH THE WATER.

## Other reports on N53011 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950216006929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950216006929I), Feb 16, 1995: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N53011), Ketchikan, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: after landing at the Ketchikan harbor, the pilot taxied the aircraft to the dock. While paralleling the dock, the handler grabbed the wing rope to…

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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