# Accident 19890115000439A: Dhav DHC3, Ketchikan, AK, January 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1989, 08:10 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXSA
- Location: 55.6104° N, 131.5795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6104&lon=-131.5795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11250, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11250-1993-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,470 total, 150 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890115000439A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO HEAVY SNOW SQUALL WHILE TRYING TO STAY CONTACT LOW OVER WATER. LOST CONTROL IN STEEP TURN SANK ON IMPACT.

## 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 SEA89FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA036), Jan 15, 1989: de Havilland DHC-3 (N11250), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTANT FLIGHT INTO IFR CONDITIONS AND THE STALL WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE TURN TO REVERSE COURSE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE SNOW CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED.

## Other reports on N11250 (2)

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

- [Accident 19850911044239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850911044239A), Sep 11, 1985: Dhav DHC3 (N11250), Cape Douglas, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power after low level maneuvering over downed aircraft. Flipped over after landing in tundra.
- [Incident 19790815031509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815031509I), Aug 15, 1979: Dhav DHC3 (N11250), Cape Newenham, AK, Minor damage. While attempting downwind takeoff tail lifted up and aircraft nosed over.

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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