# Accident 19900601017959A: Dhav DHC2*, Broad Pass, AK, June 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1990, 11:45 local time
- Place: Broad Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.2333° N, 149.2667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broad Pass, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.2333&lon=-149.2667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36841 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900601017959A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY, TRIED TO TURN AROUND AND STRUCK TREES ON SIDE OF PASS.

## 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 ANC90LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA082), Jun 1, 1990: De Havilland DHC2 (N36841), Broad Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, AND HIS DELAY IN REVERSING COURSE (IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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