# Incident 19900318012709I: Dhav DHC3, Tuntutuliak, AK, March 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1990, 12:39 local time
- Place: Tuntutuliak, AK
- Airport: Tuntutuliak Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 60.3431° N, 162.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuntutuliak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3431&lon=-162.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521BK-1994-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318012709I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. HIT A SNOW BERM AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. DAMAGED PROPELLER AND COWLING.

## Other reports on N521BK (2)

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

- [Incident 19880909051579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880909051579I), Sep 9, 1988: Dhav DHC3 (N521BK), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Unable to maintain altitude due to power loss. Forced landing on tundra. NR4 cylinder had separated.
- [Accident 19770116002369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770116002369A), Jan 16, 1977: Dhav DHC3 (N521BK), New Minto, AK, Substantial damage. All gen base nuts loose,leakage fm gen base. Master rod failed.

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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