# Accident 19880903036989A: Dhav DHC2MK2, Fairbanks, AK, September 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1988, 21:13 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8097° N, 147.7193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8097&lon=-147.7193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N906JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N906JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 (registry code 2808001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK2
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 132 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880903036989A

## Narrative

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

TURBINE ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE. TRYING TO RETURN, CRASHED ON AIRPORT.

## 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 ANC88LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA123), Sep 4, 1988: de Havilland DHC-2 (N906JS), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N906JS (1)

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

- [Accident 20120707013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120707013359A), Jul 7, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N906JS), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. While flying at 1000 to 1500 feet the aircraft engine suddenly flamed out. The pilot was unable to restart the aircraft and made an emergency landing. Aircraft…

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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