# Accident 19910409009529A: Dhav DHC1, Oak Island, MN, April 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Oak Island, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BTFA
- Location: 49.3094° N, 94.8394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.3094&lon=-94.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9028 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,332 total, 887 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409009529A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE THROUGH ICE TAXIING TO DOCK ON FROZEN LAKE AFTER LANDING.

## 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 CHI91LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA128), Apr 9, 1991: De Havilland Beaver U-6A (N9028), Oak Island, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WAS SELECTED BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TERRAIN/RUNWAY WAS COMPOSED OF WEAK ICE.

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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