# Accident 20160619024469A: Dehavilland DHC-3, Homer, AK, June 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2016, 15:25 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YQPA
- Location: 59.7636° N, 151.3250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7636&lon=-151.3250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104BM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104BM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, 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: DEHAVILLAND DHC-3
- Reported engine: P&W
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160619024469A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN EAGLE WHILE ENROUTE AT ABOUT 2500 FEET AND 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE HOMER-BELUGA LAKE SEAPLANE BASE (5BL), HOMER, ALASKA.  THE TWO AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOTS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.  PORTIONS OF THE BIRDS REMAINS WERE RETRIEVED AND SENT TO THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FEATHER IDENTIFICATION LABORATORY IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.  BIRD WAS SUBSEQUENTLY IDENTIFIED AS A BALD EAGLE.

## 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 ANC16LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA034), Jun 19, 2016: De Havilland DHC3 (N104BM), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bald eagle, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing.

## Other reports on N104BM (1)

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

- [Incident 20080221012259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080221012259I), Feb 21, 2008: Dhav DHC3 (N104BM), Teshekpuk Lake, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that after he made a normal landing and slowing to taxi speed, he switched the tail wheel from locked to electric steering, and attempted to…

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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