# Accident 19900529017809A: Dhav DHC2*, Ketchikan, AK, May 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EKQA
- Location: 55.6104° N, 131.5791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6104&lon=-131.5791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1018H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1018H-2000-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (registry code 2800108, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,250 total, 253 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900529017809A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING CLOSE TO SHORE,DUE TO GUSTY SURFACE WIND HOOKED A WING ON A TREE.

## 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 SEA90LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA089), May 30, 1990: de Havilland DHC-2 (N1018H), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSS WIND CONDITIONS WHILE TAXIING AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIRPLANE AND A TREE ON THE SHORELINE. THE CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR…

## Other reports on N1018H (2)

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

- [Accident 19870108002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870108002059A), Jan 8, 1987: Dhav DHC2* (N1018H), Shoal Cove, AK, Substantial damage. The floatplane struck an unmarked wire during water taxi after landing.
- [Accident 19860130017152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860130017152A), Jan 30, 1986: Dhav DHC2MK2 (N1018H), Metlakatla, AK, Minor damage. While holding in 2 foot waves short of dock, wingtip struck by departing 127WA.

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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