# Incident 19960812030529I: Dhav DHC2MK1, King Salmon, AK, August 12, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67112, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (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: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,656 total, 1,023 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960812030529I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO A LAKE WITH GLASSY WATER. AIRCRAFT HIT THE WATER HARD AND BOUNCED UP ONTO THE BANK. LEFT FLOAT WAS DAMAGED. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON GLASSY WATER LANDINGS.

## Other reports on N67112 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950609022699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950609022699A), Jun 9, 1995: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N67112), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Collided with trees on approach landing on a lake. Damaged floats. Patched floats. Partially sank on taxi test.

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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