# Incident 19890620057679I: Dhav DHC3, Palmer, AK, June 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1989, 13:45 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6201° N, 148.9790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6201&lon=-148.9790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41755, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41755-2006-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney W-S1H&S3H (registry code 52012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-w-s1h-s3h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89IA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89IA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620057679I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG IN TAIL AREA. PITCH DOWN OCCURED. BOTH PILOTS ON YOKE TO LAND. STABILIZER ACTUATOR TRIM SCREW FAILED.

## 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 ANC89IA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89IA099), Jun 20, 1989: De Havilland DHC-3 (N41755), Palmer, AK, incident, no damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE LUBRICATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER'S TRIM ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N41755 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920722026779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920722026779A), Jul 22, 1992: Dhav DHC3 (N41755), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. Smelled smoke. Engine slowly lost power. Force landed in dry river bed. Put engine fire out in accessory section.
- [Accident 19820831043029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820831043029A), Aug 31, 1982: Dhav DHC3 (N41755), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Crash occurred when aircraft struck log during emergency landing on sandbar after engine failure.

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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