# Accident 19940622046969A: Dhav DHC3, Juneau, AK, June 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1994, 20:15 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AJAA
- Location: 58.5801° N, 134.7700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5801&lon=-134.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13GA-1996-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland OTTER U-1A (registry code 2800203, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-otter-u-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Reported engine: PWA R134029
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940622046969A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED IMC RETURNING TO JNU. DESCENDED TO SCUD RUN AND FLEW INTO UNSEEN WATER SURFACE. FAILED MONITOR ALTITUDE

## 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 ANC94FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA070), Jun 23, 1994: de Havilland DHC-3 (N13GA), Juneau, AK, substantial damage, 7 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE (CLEARANCE) ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE RIVER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE…

## Other reports on N13GA (1)

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

- [Accident 19920204001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920204001829A), Feb 4, 1992: Dhav DHC3 (N13GA), Metlakatla, AK, Substantial damage. Control yoke began vibrating on final. Water landed safely. Rivets attaching trim tab pulled out. Elevator flutter.

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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