# Incident 19880727053719I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Dillingham, AK, July 27, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5371G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5371G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (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 R98539A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880727053719I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING ON LAKE WHEN ENGINE QUIT. LANDED SAFELY. CRANKSHAFT HAD SHEARED.ENGINE CHANGE COMPLETED.

## Other reports on N5371G (1)

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

- [Accident 19910814034309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910814034309A), Aug 14, 1991: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N5371G), Ugashik, AK, Substantial damage. On crosswind water takeoff upwind wing came up. Left wing hit water. Cartwheel. Nosed over.

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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