# Accident 19920523019479A: Dhav DHC2MK3, Alexander Creek, AK, May 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1992, 16:20 local time
- Place: Alexander Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9195° N, 159.4910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9195&lon=-159.4910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478-2005-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3 (registry code 2800107, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK3
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,641 total, 260 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920523019479A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIOUS BEAVER HAD SPOOL DOWN EN ROUTE WHEN PILOT TURNED FUEL OFF INSTEAD OF HEAT ON. LANDED ON MUD FLATS.

## 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 ANC92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA077), May 24, 1992: De Havilland DHC-2-T (N4478), Alexander Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT DEACTIVATION OF THE ENGINE'S FUEL SUPPLY BY SWITCHING OFF THE FUEL SHUT OFF. FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT MUD IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N4478 (2)

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

- [Accident 20020827024289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020827024289A), Aug 27, 2002: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N4478), Aleknagik, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 27, 2002, about 1600 Alaska daylight time, an amphibious float-equipped de havilland DHC-2 mk 3 airplane, N4478, sustained substantial damage…
- [Incident 19820813048249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813048249I), Aug 13, 1982: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N4478), Deadhorse, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed in crosswind. On rollout gust hit left side, raised wing, aircraft weathervaned, right gear collapsed.

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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