# NTSB Accident ANC89LA156
> **de Havilland DHC-3** · 1989-09-02 · SHEENJEK RIVER, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC89LA156
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29267
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-02
- **Location:** SHEENJEK RIVER, AK, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-3
- **Registration:** N17689
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO GO AROUND WHEN HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND HIS EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF BRAKES DURING THE LANDING.  CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE:  THE DOWNDRAFT, EXCESSIVE REMEDIAL ACTION, AND SOFT TERRAIN.

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