# Accident 19880619024699A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Warroad, MN, June 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1988, 19:40 local time
- Place: Warroad, MN
- Airport: Warroad Seaplane Base
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WXRA
- Location: 48.9005° N, 95.3206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9005&lon=-95.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49771, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49771-2008-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,771 total, 42 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880619024699A

## Narrative

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

STUCK A SANDBAR IN SHALLOW WATER WHILE STEP TAXIING TO SEAPLANE BASE. SANDBAR HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS.

## 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 CHI88LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA136), Jun 20, 1988: de Havilland DHC2-MK I (N49771), Warroad, MN, 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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