# Accident 19890110004979A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Ketchikan, AK, January 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HXSA
- Location: 55.6092° N, 131.5791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6092&lon=-131.5791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67667, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67667-2000-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 33 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890110004979A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO FLARE PROPERLY FOR WATER LANDING. LEFT FLOAT DUG IN CAUSING A SWERVE TO LEFT AND RIGHT WING HIT THE WATER

## 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 SEA89LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA033), Jan 10, 1989: de Havilland DHC-2 (N67667), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE ATTITUDE AT TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING THE LEFT FLOAT TO DIG INTO THE WATER.

## Other reports on N67667 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990219013909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990219013909I), Feb 19, 1999: Dhav DHC2MKI (N67667), Sitka, AK. (-5)The pilot, mark hacket, was relocating the aircraft from the airport to the Sitka waterfront. He was the sole occupant of the aircraft. After take-off from…
- [Accident 19930312005049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930312005049A), Mar 12, 1993: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N67667), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Took off on a 500 foot area at a seaplane ramp. Right elevator was severed by a shed. Continued to base landing.

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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