# Accident 19881214054129A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Kasaan, AK, December 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1988, 15:05 local time
- Place: Kasaan, AK
- Airport: Kasaan Spb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EKQA
- Location: 55.5611° N, 132.4068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kasaan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.5611&lon=-132.4068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89U-2006-09-27) (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 R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,752 total, 1,565 in this make and model, 302 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881214054129A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED OFF 3 FOOT WAVES ON LANDING, BEGAN GO AROUND.BANKED TO AVOID BUILDINGS ON SHORE. STALLED,CRASHED AND BURNED

## 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 SEA89FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA027), Dec 14, 1988: de Havilland DHC-2 (N89U), Kasaan, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N89U (1)

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

- [Incident 19870329021439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870329021439I), Mar 29, 1987: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N89U), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Engine cylinder came loose after takoff causing engine fire. Shut down and landed safe. Substantial engine 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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