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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC2MK1 · Elfin Cove, AK · July 19, 1996

Date
July 19, 1996 · 15:30 local
Place
Elfin Cove, AK
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
LR7A
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54LA
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96FA101
Reported as
Dhav DHC2MK1
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,999 total616 in this make and model178 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into side of tree covered cloud obscured mountain. Had safe longer sea route but took a shorter land route.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SIDE OF TREE COVERED CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. HAD SAFE LONGER SEA ROUTE BUT TOOK A SHORTER LAND ROUTE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.