# Accident 19910303003789A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Finger Lake, AK, March 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1991, 13:50 local time
- Place: Finger Lake, AK
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ELRA
- Location: 61.6201° N, 149.7891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6201&lon=-149.7891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5349G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5349G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,480 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910303003789A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY STRIKING TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT.INJURED PERSON NEAR RUNWAY

## 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 ANC91LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA032), Mar 3, 1991: De Havilland DHC-2 (N5349G), Finger Lake, AK, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N5349G (3)

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

- [Incident 19890402028409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890402028409I), Apr 2, 1989: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N5349G), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Lost steering on snow and ice and ran up onto an island when taking off from water strip. Damaged float.
- [Accident 19870619021149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870619021149A), Jun 19, 1987: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N5349G), Alexander River, AK, Substantial damage. The float equipped aircraft nosed over during a River takeoff after striking a submerged sandbar.
- [Accident 19840914052769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840914052769A), Sep 14, 1984: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N5349G), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Collided with a duck shack while taxiing for takeoff.

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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