# Accident 19880601019739A: Dhav DHC3, Eagle, AK, June 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1988, 16:50 local time
- Place: Eagle, AK
- Airport: Eagle Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMAA
- Location: 64.4295° N, 141.2197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4295&lon=-141.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3125N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3125N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,450 total, 188 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601019739A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RUNWAY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. TAIL WHEEL UNLOCKED.

## 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 ANC88LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA066), Jun 2, 1988: De Havilland DHC-3 (N3125N), Eagle, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3125N (8)

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

- [Incident 20200915014549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200915014549I), Sep 15, 2020: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N3125N), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. 9/15/2020 This was initially reported as an accident. At 1027 am local Alaska time a DHC-3 beaver, N3125N, registered to [privacy data omitted] made an…
- [Accident 20150604016319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150604016319A), Jun 4, 2015: Dehavilland OTTER DHC-3 (N3125N), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. June 4, 2015 approximately 1230 Alaska daylight time, a de havilland DHC-3 equipped with a Honeywell TPE331 turbine engine, experienced a vibration during…
- [Accident 20140530008689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140530008689A), May 30, 2014: Dehavilland OTTER DHC-3 (N3125N), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. After level off in cruise flight at approximately 5000 feet MSL in VMC turbulence/rain the pilot reported that there was a brief period of vibration in the…
- [Incident 20110316008779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110316008779I), Mar 16, 2011: Dehavilland OTTER DHC-3 (N3125N), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft departed Z41 with 2000 lbs of cargo. Flew over Whiskey Bravo Strip (5 miles south lake puntilla), uneventful downwind, base, final and touchdown. No…
- [Accident 20060902018599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060902018599A), Sep 2, 2006: Dhav DHC3 (N3125N), Wainwright, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Tailwheel locked in unsafe position for landing. PIC failed to recognize condition too late to take corrective action. Aircraft left the runway causing…
- [Accident 19990427017329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990427017329A), Apr 27, 1999: Dhav DHC3 (N3125N), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) On April 27, 1999, about 1315 Alaska daylight time, a tailwheel equipped Dehavilland DHC-3 airplane, N3125N, sustained substantial damage during a landing…
- [Incident 19920715034649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920715034649I), Jul 15, 1992: Dhav DHC3 (N3125N), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Engine started losing oil. Made an emergency off airport landing.
- [Incident 19890320013649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890320013649I), Mar 20, 1989: Dhav DHC3 (N3125N), Kenai, AK. Engine malfunction. Precautionary landing on a lake. Found cylinder rocker arm and cover cracked.

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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