# Accident 19890419009439A: Dhav DHC2*, Pelican, AK, April 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1989, 13:15 local time
- Place: Pelican, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CFIA
- Location: 57.9510° N, 136.1103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.9510&lon=-136.1103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62873, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62873-1991-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (registry code 2800108, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 460 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890419009439A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK ROCK WALL NEAR TOP OF CLOUD OBSCURED PASS. AIRCRAFT 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 SEA89FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA074), Apr 19, 1989: de Havilland DHC-2 (N62873), Pelican, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). THE TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONSIDERED TO BE FACTORS.

## Other reports on N62873 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890106007549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890106007549I), Jan 6, 1989: Dhav DHC2* (N62873), Juneau, AK. During level flight engine losing power. Landed at Juneau without incident. Engine had stuck exhaust valve.

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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