# Accident 19880915039059A: Dhav DHC2*, Mcgrath, AK, September 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1988, 17:09 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYMC
- Location: 63.6097° N, 154.7793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6097&lon=-154.7793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98JH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98JH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland-Air SVC Caravan DHC-2 (registry code 2801830, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-air-svc-caravan-dhc-2) (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 DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880915039059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO IDLE EN ROUTE. LANDED FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON THE TUNDRA. AN EXHAUST VALVE HAD FAILED.

## 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 ANC88LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA138), Sep 16, 1988: de Havilland DHC-2 (N98JH), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98JH (1)

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

- [Incident 19960110002389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960110002389I), Jan 10, 1996: Dhav DHC2MKI (N98JH), Willow, AK. Narrative: on January 10, 1996 at approximately 1530 hours, a Dehavilland DHC-2, N98JH owned by northern alps inc. dba Willow air, and was operated by mitch h.…

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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