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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC2* · Mcgrath, AK · May 19, 1984

Date
May 19, 1984 · 16:15 local
Place
Mcgrath, AK
Airport
Mcgrath
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N626C
Reported as
Dhav DHC2*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total1,500 in this make and model250 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.

During takeoff the engine failed due to fuel starvation. Fuel selector was misaligned.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FUEL SELECTOR WAS MISALIGNED.