# Accident 19910118000729A: Dhav DHC2*, Two Moon Bay, AK, January 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Two Moon Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ORCA
- Location: 60.7894° N, 145.6110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7894&lon=-145.6110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4294K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 620 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910118000729A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL CLIMBING OUT FROM WATER TAKEOFF. ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 ANC91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA021), Jan 18, 1991: De Havilland DHC-2 (N4294K), Two Moon Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE A STALL WHILE MANEUVERING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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