# Accident 20021228035099A: Dhav DHC3, Nicolai, AK, December 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2002, 12:15 local time
- Place: Nicolai, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: G7HC
- Location: 62.8667° N, 153.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8667&lon=-153.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3904, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3904-2013-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021228035099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 30, 2002 DHC-3 (OTTER) CRASHED ON LANDING AT A REMOTE LODGE STRIP (AMOS LAKES), APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES NORTH OF FAREWELL ALASKA. AS OF THIS DATE PLANS ARE TO MAKE AN ON SITE INVESTIGATION. REPORTS FROM THE PILOT AND CREW LEAD US TO BELIEVE THAT A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ELEVATOR MAY BE AT FAULT. AMENDED REPORT WILL BE MADE AS THE WEATHER ALLOWS FOR A SAFE PASSAGE TO THE SITE. AMENDMENT WILL HAVE INFORMATION FOR BLOCK 21A, 21B & 32, AS WELL AS 42.

## 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 ANC03LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA021), Dec 28, 2002: de Havilland DHC-3 (N3904), Nikolai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper and undocumented major repair of the elevator torque tube support assembly by an unknown person, which resulted in an in-flight disconnection of the airplane's right elevator, and a…

## Other reports on N3904 (1)

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

- [Incident 19821026068459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821026068459I), Oct 26, 1982: Dhav DHC3 (N3904), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Incident information not included in report.

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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