# Accident 19910830040719A: Dhav DHC2*, Cube Cove, AK, August 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1991, 16:20 local time
- Place: Cube Cove, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.5809° N, 134.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5809&lon=-134.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2738G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,870 total, 1,085 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910830040719A

## Narrative

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

TURBULENCE AND WINDSHEAR ON LANDING HIGH SINK RATE UNCHECKED BY TAKEOFF POWER. IMPACT ON RUNWAY WRINKLED SKIN.

## 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 ANC91LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA138), Aug 31, 1991: De Havilland DHC-2 (N2738G), Cube Cove, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENCOUNTER WITH WINDSHEAR.

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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