# Accident 19910602018419A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Friday Harbor, WA, June 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1991, 15:25 local time
- Place: Friday Harbor, WA
- Airport: Friday Harbor Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GIUA
- Location: 48.5306° N, 123.0607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5306&lon=-123.0607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21LU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910602018419A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED ON DOWNWIND WATER TAKEOFF SAW TUG IN PATH. ABORTED. WING HIT SMOKES TACK ROTATING SEAPLANE INTO TUG.

## 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 SEA91LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA122), Jun 2, 1991: de Havilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 (N21LU), Friday Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN A PROPER CLEARANCE FROM AN OBJECT, THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE WIND CONDITIONS, AND DELAYED…

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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