# Accident 19910128001219A: Dhav DHC3, Nome, AK, January 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1991, 13:15 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FWWA
- Location: 64.7106° N, 164.6201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7106&lon=-164.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212NY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212NY-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland OTTER U-1A (registry code 2800203, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-otter-u-1a) (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 R134049
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910128001219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER OVER BERING SEA. LANDED ON ROUGH ICE. ENGINE HAD SEVERAL BROKEN RODS AND ROD BEARINGS.

## 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 ANC91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA022), Jan 28, 1991: De Havilland DHC-3 (N212NY), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 AND 9 PISTON LINKRODS WHICH WERE BROKEN AT THE MASTER ROD ATTACH END. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N212NY (1)

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

- [Accident 19750208002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750208002439A), Feb 8, 1975: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N212NY), Dexter, NY, Substantial damage. Plt missed two apchs. Acft struck ice in a nose dwn l wing low attitude.

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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