# Accident 19911026048059A: Dhav DHC6300, Chevak, AK, October 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1991, 09:55 local time
- Place: Chevak, AK
- Airport: Chevak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 61.5301° N, 165.6007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5301&lon=-165.6007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N724CA-1995-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 1,353 in this make and model, 274 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911026048059A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER VANED INTO SEVERE CROSSWIND ON LIFTOFF. SLEWED RIGHT. WING HIT. CARTWHEELED. RIGHT PROP FEATHERED. FLAPS 20

## 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 ANC92LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA010), Oct 26, 1991: De Havilland DHC-6 (N724CA), Chevak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE HIGH CROSSWIND CONDITION, THE PILOT IN COMMANDS INABILITY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW COMPANY PROCEDURES AND THE PROCEDURES RECOMMENDED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT…

## Other reports on N724CA (2)

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

- [Incident 19861001056879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861001056879I), Oct 1, 1986: Dhav DHC6300 (N724CA), Lamoni, IA. Yaw with beta light en route. Engine shutdown. Diverted and safe landing made. Beta valve replaced.
- [Incident 19860929051489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860929051489I), Sep 29, 1986: Dhav DHC6300 (N724CA), Topeka, KS, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a deer on rollout. Damage to fairing and hydraulic line to brake.

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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