# Accident 19900329006459A: Dhav DHC6200, Chevak, AK, March 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1990, 18:15 local time
- Place: Chevak, AK
- Airport: Chevak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 61.5309° N, 165.6009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5309&lon=-165.6009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6200
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900329006459A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING SEVERED RIGHT GEAR AND RIGHT WING.

## 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 ANC90FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA047), Mar 29, 1990: de Havilland DHC-6 (N200EH), Chevak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT (PIC) DURING THE LANDING/FLARE. THE WEATHER CONDITION WITH FOG WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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