# Accident 19960719018829A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Elfin Cove, AK, July 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Elfin Cove, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LR7A
- Location: 58.1595° N, 135.7405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.1595&lon=-135.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54LA-2013-04-22) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,999 total, 616 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960719018829A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF TREE COVERED CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. HAD SAFE LONGER SEA ROUTE BUT TOOK A SHORTER LAND ROUTE.

## 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 ANC96FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA101), Jul 19, 1996: de Havilland DHC-2 (N54LA), Elfin Cove, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from rising terrain. Factors associated with the accident were…

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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