# Accident 20050415007679A: Dhav DHC2*, Talkeetna, AK, April 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2005, 13:15 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TL7C
- Location: 62.9686° N, 150.7547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9686&lon=-150.7547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8190Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8190Y) (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 DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05TA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05TA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050415007679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON A GLACIER IN THE DENALI NATIONAL PARK, THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO A DROP-OFF POINT FOR PASSENGERS AND SUPPLIES ONBOARD. DURING TAXI, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED HARD-TO-SEE CREVASSE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED SHARPLY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC05TA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05TA058), Apr 15, 2005: de Havilland DHC-2 (N8190Y), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for taxi after landing, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear and structural damage to the right wing and forward fuselage. A factor…

## Other reports on N8190Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20060614012829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060614012829I), Jun 14, 2006: Dhav DHC2MKI (N8190Y), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot called in 8 miles north west of Talkeetna, Alaska inbound. The right hydraulic wheel ski departed aircraft. Ski and or cable struck prop and…
- [Accident 19920812031179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920812031179A), Aug 12, 1992: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N8190Y), Crescent Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Failed to timely flare for glass water landing. Impact separated floats. Aircraft sank. Light conditions flat.

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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