# Incident 19790725021819I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Ketchikan, AK, July 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Webber
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5315G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5315G-2017-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R9855
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,676 total, 220 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725021819I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER PULLING MIXTURE, TURNING OFF MAGS AND FUEL VALVE. STRUCK OTHER AIRCRAFTS TAIL.

## Other reports on N5315G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140108003309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140108003309I), Jan 8, 2014: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N5315G), Fairbanks, AK, No damage. Airman referenced incorrect fuel gauge when determining fuel quantity. Engine lost power due to fuel starvation. Different tank was selected at that time and…

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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