# Accident 19890529013069A: Dhav DHC2*, Angoon, AK, May 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1989, 12:45 local time
- Place: Angoon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HXKA
- Location: 57.4396° N, 134.4791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.4396&lon=-134.4791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67669 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529013069A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CHECK GEAR POSITION PRIOR LANDING AMPHIBTOUS FLOATS ON WATER. GEAR WAS DOWN AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 SEA89FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA092), May 29, 1989: de Havilland DHC-2 (N67669), Angoon, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT FAILED TO ASSURE THE LANDING GEAR ON THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS WERE RETRACTED FOR THE WATER LANDING.

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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