NTSB ANC88LA066 — 1988-06-01 · EAGLE, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N3125N

Make / Model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-3
Year of manufacture: 1960 · 28 years old at event
Engine: P&W R1340 SERIES (600 hp)
Seats / Engines: 16 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19880203
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A35153

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3125N De Havilland DHC-3 None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND A HEAVILY LOADED DE HAVILLAND OTTER (DHC-3) ON A GRAVEL STRIP IN RURAL ALASKA. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. HE UNLOCKED THE TAIL WHEEL CENTERING DEVICE AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT TO THE LEFT (INTO THE PREVAILING CROSSWIND). THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE LEFT OUT OF CONTROL AND DOWN A 30-45 DEGREE EMBANKMENT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ANC88LA066.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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