# Incident 19900727041889I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Bellevue, WA, July 27, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Bellevue, WA
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6104° N, 122.2007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6104&lon=-122.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2502, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727041889I

## Narrative

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

FLOAT PLANE FLEW LOW OVER A BATHING BEACH AND ACCORDING TO LIFE GUARDS LANDED WITHIN 20 FEET OF SWIMMING AREA.

## Other reports on N2502 (2)

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

- [Accident 20001220025249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001220025249A), Dec 20, 2000: Dhav L20A (N2502), Kirkland, WA, No damage. (-23) A/c lost power during cruise at 1,800 feet MSL. Pilot switched fuel tanks and the a/c's engine. Ran for about 10 seconds. The pilot made a forced landing…
- [Incident 20000526020469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000526020469I), May 26, 2000: Dhav DHC2* (N2502), Eastsound, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost control on landing. Aircraft went off the runway into soft dirt causing the left main landing gear to fail.

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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