# Incident 19890413010119I: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Barrow, AK, April 13, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1989, 17:05 local time
- Place: Barrow, AK
- Airport: Wiley Post-Will Rogers Mem
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CSAA
- Location: 71.2806° N, 156.7790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2806&lon=-156.7790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100AP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89IA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89IA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890413010119I

## Narrative

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

LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. ELEVATOR CONTROL QUADRANT MOUNT BROKE.

## 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 ANC89IA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89IA059), Apr 14, 1989: De Havilland DHC-6-100 (N100AP), Barrow, AK, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE PROPAGATION OF A FATIGUE CRACK FROM MULTIPLE ORIGINS DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS IN THE ELEVATOR BELLCRANK MOUNTING QUADRANT.

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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