# Incident 19910709043879I: Dhav DHC2*, Anchorage, AK, July 9, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1991, 09:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1433Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1433Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland-Kenmore DHC-2 (registry code 2805001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-kenmore-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910709043879I

## Narrative

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

ON WATER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO RUDDER INPUT. ABORTED. RAN INTO GRASS ON ISLAND.

## Other reports on N1433Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19980909022849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909022849A), Sep 9, 1998: Dhav STCDHC2 (N1433Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage, 5 fatal. (.4) The float equipped airplane was attempting to cross a mountain pass, following two other company airplanes. The first two pilots, and passengers,…
- [Accident 19940917041169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940917041169A), Sep 17, 1994: Dhav DHC2* (N1433Z), Whittier, AK, Substantial damage. Windshear on water landing run. Lost directional control resulting in float equipped aircraft running onto beach.

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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