# Accident 19920722026779A: Dhav DHC3, Mcgrath, AK, July 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LFLA
- Location: 63.6104° N, 154.7793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6104&lon=-154.7793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41755, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41755-2006-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney W-S1H&S3H (registry code 52012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-w-s1h-s3h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 320 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920722026779A

## Narrative

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

SMELLED SMOKE. ENGINE SLOWLY LOST POWER. FORCE LANDED IN DRY RIVER BED. PUT ENGINE FIRE OUT IN ACCESSORY SECTION.

## 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 ANC92LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA109), Jul 22, 1992: De Havilland DHC-3 (N41755), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FIRE IN THE ENGINE ACCESSORY DRIVE ASSEMBLY. FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH AN UNEVEN FORCED LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N41755 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890620057679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620057679I), Jun 20, 1989: Dhav DHC3 (N41755), Palmer, AK. Loud bang in tail area. Pitch down occured. Both pilots on yoke to land. Stabilizer actuator trim screw failed.
- [Accident 19820831043029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820831043029A), Aug 31, 1982: Dhav DHC3 (N41755), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Crash occurred when aircraft struck log during emergency landing on sandbar after engine failure.

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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