# Accident 19920730028209A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Dillingham, AK, July 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8193° N, 157.8601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8193&lon=-157.8601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67151, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67151-1998-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 8,842 total, 550 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920730028209A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET THROUGH PASS DUE TO CLOUDS. STALLED IN STEEP TURN TRYING TO REVERSE COURSE.

## 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 ANC92FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA116), Jul 30, 1992: De Havilland DHC-2 Mark 1 (N67151), Dillingham, AK, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED DECISION IN REVERSING COURSE AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING THE MANEUVER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND A LOW CEILING.

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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