# Accident 19881204052339A: Dhav DHC61, Homer, AK, December 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1988, 08:35 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 59.3994° N, 151.3198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3994&lon=-151.3198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N525EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N525EH-2001-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC61
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881204052339A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A FENCE WHILE TAXIING ON A NARROW PLOWED TAXIWAY. AREA PLOWED WAS ON EDGE OF TAXIWAY. BLOWING SNOW.

## 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 ANC89LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA021), Dec 4, 1988: de Havilland DHC-6 (N525EH), Homer, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N525EH (2)

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

- [Incident 19980510017529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980510017529I), May 10, 1998: Dhav DHC6* (N525EH), Boulder City, NV, 1 fatal. Appears to have had a malfunction of his parachute upon opening, collided with another jumper before hitting ground.
- [Incident 19880818057779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880818057779I), Aug 18, 1988: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N525EH), Anchorage, AK. Flew with fuel cap hanging by chain and banging aircraft. Passenger said pilot aware of it. Smelled fumes in cabin.

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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