# Accident 19880520015489A: Dhav DHC2*, Anchorage, AK, May 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1988, 21:21 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1891° N, 149.9407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1891&lon=-149.9407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1435Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1435Z-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (registry code 2800108, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R98539
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880520015489A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE LEFT VERTICAL BANK ON INITIAL CLIMB IMPACTED AND BURNED. AILERON CONTROL JUST REWORKED, WERE BACKWARD

## 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 ANC88FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA062), May 21, 1988: De Havilland DHC-2 (N1435Z), Anchorage, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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