# Accident 19880617071009A: Dhav DHC6100, Tau Village, American Samoa, June 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1988, 10:36 local time
- Place: Tau Village, American Samoa
- Airport: Tau Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SMPA
- Aircraft: N202RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202RH-1989-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6100
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,455 total, 3,393 in this make and model, 305 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617071009A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT IN DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL FOR LANDING. SPOOLED UP TOO LATE TO PREVENT IMPACT SHORT OF RUNWAY. GUSTY WIND FACTOR.

## 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 LAX88LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA226), Jun 17, 1988: de Havilland DHC-6-100 (N202RH), Tau, Antarctica, destroyed

## Other reports on N202RH (1)

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

- [Incident 19870728051949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728051949I), Jul 28, 1987: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N202RH), Tau Village, American Samoa, Minor damage. Bounced onto wet grass beside runway on touchdown. Directional control lost, aircraft careened into an earth ridge.

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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