# Accident 19890620024439A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Kasaan, AK, June 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Kasaan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EKQA
- Location: 55.5611° N, 132.4068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kasaan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.5611&lon=-132.4068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46DG) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 280 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620024439A

## Narrative

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

STRONG SURFACE WIND RAISED A WING DURING STEP TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN THE WATER.

## 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 SEA89LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA124), Jun 21, 1989: de Havilland DHC-2 (N46DG), Kassan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED USED BY THE PILOT IN THE EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY TAILWIND.

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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