# Accident 19890831035489A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Iliamna, AK, August 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8496° N, 154.5596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8496&lon=-154.5596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64273, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64273-1998-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831035489A

## Narrative

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

WHEELS HIT A SOFT SPOT DURING TAKEOFF FROM A GRAVEL BAR. ABORTED BUT STRUCK A DITCH BEFORE STOPPING.

## 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 ANC89LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA154), Sep 1, 1989: de Havilland DHC-2 (N64273), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN OFF-AIRPORT OPERATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N64273 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930831032349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930831032349A), Aug 31, 1993: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N64273), Iliamna, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Circling to look at moose. Lost control. Stalled. Indicates at or near gross weight. Lacked training turning stalls

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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