# Accident 19910925042919A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Holitna River, AK, September 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1991, 12:00 local time
- Place: Holitna River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9399° N, 157.6198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9399&lon=-157.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17394, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17394-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER L-20A (registry code 2800104, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-l-20a) (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 DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910925042919A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON RIVER FLOAT,PLANE PONTOON STRUCK A SUBMERGED LOG. CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 ANC91LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA153), Sep 25, 1991: De Havilland DHC-2 MKI (N17394), Holitna River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AIRPLANE'S FLOAT HIT A SUBMERGED LOG DURING LANDING ON THE RIVER, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT LOSING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND CRASHING INTO THE WATER.

## Other reports on N17394 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940811021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940811021139A), Aug 11, 1994: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N17394), Port Alsworth, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Observed flying low and slow and stall out of a turn. Burned on ground impact. No anomalies found.
- [Incident 19800824064209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824064209I), Aug 24, 1980: Dhav DHC2/ (N17394), Woodbine, MD, 1 fatal. Main chute failed to deploy, reserve chute did not inflate. Connector link had separated.

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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