# Accident 19920812031179A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Crescent Lake, AK, August 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1992, 11:45 local time
- Place: Crescent Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LCWC
- Aircraft: N8190Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8190Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (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 R985AN1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 300 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920812031179A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO TIMELY FLARE FOR GLASS WATER LANDING. IMPACT SEPARATED FLOATS. AIRCRAFT SANK. LIGHT CONDITIONS FLAT.

## 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 ANC92LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA128), Aug 12, 1992: De Havilland DHC-2 (N8190Y), Crescent Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGING HIS ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GLASSY WATER CONDITION.

## Other reports on N8190Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20060614012829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060614012829I), Jun 14, 2006: Dhav DHC2MKI (N8190Y), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot called in 8 miles north west of Talkeetna, Alaska inbound. The right hydraulic wheel ski departed aircraft. Ski and or cable struck prop and…
- [Accident 20050415007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050415007679A), Apr 15, 2005: Dhav DHC2* (N8190Y), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) After landing on a glacier in the denali national park, the pilot taxied the airplane to a drop-off point for passengers and supplies onboard. During…

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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