# Accident 19940525032609A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Friday Harbor, WA, May 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1994, 18:15 local time
- Place: Friday Harbor, WA
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GJRA
- Location: 48.5296° N, 123.0601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5296&lon=-123.0601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6782L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6782L) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,415 total, 511 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940525032609A

## Narrative

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

DURING DOCKING PILOT GOT OUT ON FLOAT TO AVOID BUMPING DOCK. PILOTS HAND WAS STRUCK BY LAST TURNS OF PROPELLER.

## 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 SEA94LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA159), May 26, 1994: de Havilland DHC-2 (N6782L), Friday Harbor, WA, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ACCIDENTAL EXTENSION OF HIS HAND INTO THE ARC OF THE TURNING PROPELLER. FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH WINDS DURING THE DOCKING PROCESS.

## Other reports on N6782L (1)

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

- [Accident 20230725009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230725009879A), Jul 25, 2023: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N6782L), Point Baker, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to conduct a downwind takeoff with an approximate 10 knot tailwind out of Point Baker, AK. The way the cove is situated makes for a one way in…

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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