# Accident 19930312005049A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Ketchikan, AK, March 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1993, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FYWA
- Location: 55.6094° N, 131.5794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6094&lon=-131.5794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67667, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67667-2000-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930312005049A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF ON A 500 FOOT AREA AT A SEAPLANE RAMP. RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS SEVERED BY A SHED. CONTINUED TO BASE LANDING.

## 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 ANC93LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA043), Mar 12, 1993: De Havilland DHC-2 (N67667), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BUILDING SITUATED AT THE END OF THE TAKEOFF SITE.

## Other reports on N67667 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990219013909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990219013909I), Feb 19, 1999: Dhav DHC2MKI (N67667), Sitka, AK. (-5)The pilot, mark hacket, was relocating the aircraft from the airport to the Sitka waterfront. He was the sole occupant of the aircraft. After take-off from…
- [Accident 19890110004979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890110004979A), Jan 10, 1989: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N67667), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Failed to flare properly for water landing. Left float dug in causing a swerve to left and right wing hit the water

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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