59.0397° N, 158.4575° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 20, 1978 · 09:00 local
Place
Dillingham, AK
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5074F
Reported as
Frchld 1100
Reported engine
Allison 250C18B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft lost power immediately after takeoff due to water in fuel sumps and in fuel pump.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO WATER IN FUEL SUMPS AND IN FUEL PUMP.