# Incident 19910512019899I: Dhav DHC2*, Ketchikan, AK, May 12, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1991, 11:15 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1018A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1018A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (registry code 2800108, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (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 DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910512019899I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE FORCED LANDING ON OPEN WATER. CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONED. TOWED TO MAINTENANCE BASE.

## Other reports on N1018A (2)

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

- [Accident 20120702014939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120702014939A), Jul 2, 2012: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (N1018A), Rudyard Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Condition:calm water and light wind. Pilot planned to start the take-off run opposite the direction he intended to take off, do a step turn to the left to the…
- [Incident 19880531043349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880531043349I), May 31, 1988: Dhav DHC2* (N1018A), Ketchikan, AK, Minor damage. Struck a log during a water landing damaged left float keel.

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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