# Accident 19930819034089A: Dhav DHC3, Nikabuna Lake, AK, August 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1993, 15:22 local time
- Place: Nikabuna Lake, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ELRA
- Location: 59.8504° N, 154.5604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8504&lon=-154.5604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321KA-1996-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930819034089A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED IN SMALL POND. OVERRAN WATER AREA INTO TREES. FUEL TANKS READ E ON TAKEOFF PER USAF PASSENGER.

## 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 ANC93FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA152), Aug 19, 1993: De Havilland DHC-3 (N321KA), Nikabuna Lake, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: FLUID, FUEL STARVATION AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OPERATOR'S INADEQUATE FLIGHT TIME AND FUEL UPLOAD RECORD KEEPING.

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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