# Accident 19890617016049A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Trinity, CA, June 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Trinity, CA
- Airport: Trinity Center Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0503° N, 122.7801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0503&lon=-122.7801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1215, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1215-2015-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,233 total, 170 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617016049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED INTERMITTENT FUEL FLOW ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN DRY RIVER HIT ROCK. NOSED 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 LAX89LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA218), Jun 17, 1989: de Havilland DHC-2 (N1215), Trinity Center, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INTERRUPTION OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N1215 (2)

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

- [Incident 20001016031569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001016031569I), Oct 16, 2000: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N1215), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23)Aircraft is equipped with amphihous floats. Pilot forgot to put landing gear down, landed gear-up on runway 27R at Flying Cloud Airport.
- [Incident 19890416026399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890416026399I), Apr 16, 1989: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N1215), Columbia, CA. Floatplane lost elevator control on takeoff. Aborted safely. Left aileron bellcrank bolt fell out. Not safetied.

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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