# Incident 19890519066689I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Friday Harbor, WA, May 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1989, 18:39 local time
- Place: Friday Harbor, WA
- Airport: Friday Harbor Spb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GIUA
- Location: 48.5339° N, 123.0190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friday Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5339&lon=-123.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6LU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6LU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,015 total, 432 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890519066689I

## Narrative

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

DURING DOCKING SEAPLANE STRUCK DOCK. PILOT STATED HE WAS BLINDED BY SUN AND MISJUDGED DISTANCE.

## Other reports on N6LU (3)

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

- [Incident 20130911018609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130911018609I), Sep 11, 2013: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N6LU), Rainy Pass, AK, Minor damage. The aircraft was on approach to a small lake, the pilot heard a loud bang from the engine, the engine started losing power, the pilot landed on the lake with…
- [Incident 20020908025449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020908025449I), Sep 8, 2002: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N6LU), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was picking up 2 pax (hunters) from a small lake. The pilot made his takeoff run along the length of the lake. A right crosswind prevailed. The…
- [Incident 19910715055909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910715055909I), Jul 15, 1991: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N6LU), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. Pilot stated he encountered severe downdraft. Unable to recover. Landed off airport damaging floats.

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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