# Accident 19880715026669A: Dhav DHC3, Wrangell, AK, July 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Wrangell, AK
- Airport: Wrangell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EKVA
- Location: 56.4103° N, 131.6094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4103&lon=-131.6094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55CX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55CX-2014-12-17) (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: 8,000 total, 185 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880715026669A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SNOW BANK TRYING TO FLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASS WITH LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. PILOT REPORTED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

## 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 SEA88LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA132), Jul 15, 1988: De Havilland DHC-3 (N55CX), Wrangell, AK, 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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