# Accident 19890902033329A: Dhav DHC3, Fort Yukon, AK, September 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fort Yukon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HYTA
- Location: 66.5818° N, 145.2489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Yukon, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5818&lon=-145.2489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17689, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17689) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Reported engine: PWA R134049
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033329A

## Narrative

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

USED HEAVY BRAKING AND NOSED OVER WHILE LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR. HAD LANDED LONG AND WAS TRYING TO PREVENT OVERRUN.

## 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 ANC89LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA156), Sep 2, 1989: de Havilland DHC-3 (N17689), Sheenjek River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO GO AROUND WHEN HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND HIS EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF BRAKES DURING THE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE DOWNDRAFT,…

## Other reports on N17689 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900630023029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900630023029A), Jun 30, 1990: Dhav DHC3 (N17689), Beaver Village, AK, Substantial damage. Engine failed en route, crash landed in trees. Rocker arm shaft bushing area had failed in fatigue. Recent overhaul

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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