# Incident 20251128017379I: David R Huntley DH-1, Hoquiam, WA, November 28, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2025, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hoquiam, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9772° N, 123.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoquiam, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9772&lon=-123.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73BY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73BY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: David R Huntley DH-1 (registry code 05637PR, https://openairdocs.org/model/david-r-huntley-dh-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVID R HUNTLEY DH-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251128017379I

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AT SAND BAR WEST OF HOQUIAM AIRPORT, WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT A SOFT SPOT IN THE SAND. THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED FORWARD, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO HIT THE SOFT SAND AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO EXPEIRENCE A SUDDEN STOPPAGE. PIC WAS ABLE TO TIP THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE TAILWHEEL. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOTED AFTER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.

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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