# Accident 19900630023029A: Dhav DHC3, Beaver Village, AK, June 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Beaver Village, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYTA
- 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 R134051M1
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,400 total, 165 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900630023029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE, CRASH LANDED IN TREES. ROCKER ARM SHAFT BUSHING AREA HAD FAILED IN FATIGUE. RECENT OVERHAUL

## 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 ANC90LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA103), Jun 30, 1990: De Havilland DHC-3 (N17689), Beaver Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: MECHANICAL FAILURE OF AN EXHAUST ROCKER ARM.

## Other reports on N17689 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890902033329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033329A), Sep 2, 1989: Dhav DHC3 (N17689), Fort Yukon, AK, Substantial damage. Used heavy braking and nosed over while landing on a gravel bar. Had landed long and was trying to prevent overrun.

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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