# Accident 19910729030499A: Pilats PC6350, Yakutat, AK, July 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1991, 15:10 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5096° N, 139.7097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5096&lon=-139.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4913, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4913-2023-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-6/350 (registry code 7090114, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-6-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATS PC6350
- Reported engine: LYC GSO480B1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,670 total, 320 in this make and model, 311 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910729030499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. STALL LANDED IN CLEARING AND ROLLED INTO TREES. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC91LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA112), Jul 29, 1991: Pilatus Porter PC-6/350 (N4913), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FUEL CONTAMINATION AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT SAND BAR.

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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