19970129000979A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC4A · Sparrevohn, AK · January 29, 1997

Date
January 29, 1997 · 23:10 local
Place
Sparrevohn, AK
Airport
Sparrevohn Afs
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SOCA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N702SC
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97FA024
Reported as
Dhav DHC4A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R200011M2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,987 total220 in this make and model120 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.

Right prop overspeed. Feathered. Left engine overtaxed. Tried make svw but impacted terrain short. Neara gross wt.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT PROP OVERSPEED. FEATHERED. LEFT ENGINE OVERTAXED. TRIED MAKE SVW BUT IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORT. NEARA GROSS WT.

NTSB investigation

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