# Accident 19890210034189A: Dhav DHC3, Fairbanks, AK, February 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMAA
- Location: 64.8099° N, 147.7196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8099&lon=-147.7196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5056Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Reported engine: PWA R134057
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,153 total, 600 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890210034189A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER 300 FT ON TAKEOFF.ABORTED LATE AND OVERRAN THE RUNWAY,WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND FROST ON WINGS

## 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 ANC89FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA043), Feb 10, 1989: de Havilland DHC-3 (N5056Q), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REMOVE FROST FROM THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: IMPROPER WEIGHT AND BALANCE AND SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.

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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