# Accident 20220524007989A: Dehavilland DHC-3T, Yakutat, AK, May 24, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2022, 15:40 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Dry Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: H2MA
- Location: 59.1643° N, 138.4888° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1643&lon=-138.4888&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N703TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter M601E-11 (registry code 64006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-m601e-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-3T
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220524007989A

## Narrative

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

ON 24 MAY 2022, DHC-3T N703TH DEPARTED YAKUTAT AK WITH CARGO AND 3 PASSENGERS.

PILOT NOTED NEED FOR MORE FORWARD TRIM ON TAKEOFF.  ENROUTE PILOT NOTED TAIL SEEMED TO GO SLIGHTLY UP AND DOWN.

HE STATED, 'UPON  ARRIVAL AT DRY BAY, ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND RUNWAY 23 AT 600FT.  REDUCED POWER ON DOWNWIND TO SLOW AIRCRAFT TO PROPER FLAP EXTENSION SPEED.  ABEAM THE END OF RUNWAY EXTENDED FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES, TURNED LEFT BASE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM END OF RUNWAY.  TRIMMED AND PITCHED BACK TO OBTAIN 80 MPH.  TURNED FINAL APPROACH, NOTICED AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO PITCH UP, SO TRIMMED ALL THE WAY FORWARD AND REDUCED SOME POWER.  ADDED ANOTHER 10 DEGREES FLAPS.  ON SHORT FINAL, ADDED FULL FLAPS.  AT THAT MOMENT, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP VIOLENTLY TO APPROXIMATELY 45 ANGLE.  (HE) APPLIED FULL DOWN ELEVATOR, VERIFIED TRIM AND REDUCED POWER TO IDLE.  AIRCRAFT STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FT.  AFTER STALLING, THE AIRCRAFT BROKE SLIGHTLY LEFT, AND WENT INTO A 45 DEGREE DIVE.  (HE) LET IT BUILD UP SPEED AND APPLIED FULL ELEVATOR BACK.'

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND BROKE BOTH WINGS OFF AND IN HALF.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  ALL OCCUPIED SEATS BROKE AWAY FROM ATTACHMENT POINTS, ALL SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY.

## 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 ANC22LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA035), May 24, 2022: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N703TH), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to determine the actual weight and balance of the airplane before departure, which resulted in the airplane being operated outside of the aft center of gravity limits and the…

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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