# Accident 19890713022239A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Kodiak, AK, July 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1989, 14:15 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPIA
- Location: 57.7909° N, 152.4003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7909&lon=-152.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5354G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5354G) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,862 total, 949 in this make and model, 420 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713022239A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO NEGOTIATE A PASS IN LOW CEILING AND FOG. GOT INTO CLOUDS AND STRUCK SIDE OF SNOW COVERED MOUNTAIN SLOPE.

## 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 ANC89LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA123), Jul 13, 1989: De Havilland DHC-2 (N5354G), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO KNOW IFR FLT CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH RISING TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N5354G (2)

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

- [Accident 19880923040489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923040489A), Sep 23, 1988: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N5354G), Zacher Bay, AK, Substantial damage. A strong side gust caused a wing to dip into the water at liftoff speed. Aircraft water looped.
- [Accident 19860930053029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860930053029A), Sep 30, 1986: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N5354G), Fognak Island, AK, Substantial damage. The wing of the float plane struck a tree during a water takeoff. The pilot was distracted by an open door.

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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