# Accident 20010718039599A: Dhav DHC2*, Willow, AK, July 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7575° N, 150.0528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7575&lon=-150.0528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9262Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01TA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01TA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010718039599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN A DESCENDING TURN, ABOUT 1,000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO BACKFIRE, RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. HE SAID HE ACTIVATED THE ENGINE WOBBLE PUMP, AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, EVEN THOUGH EACH FUEL TANK CONTAINED ADEQUATE FUEL. THE ENGINE THEN QUIT, AND THE PILOT SELECTED A GRAVEL BAR ALONG A GLACIAL FED RIVER AS AN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT AND TOUCHED DOWN IN ABOUT 3 FEET OF WATER AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC01TA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01TA087), Jul 18, 2001: de Havilland DHC-2 (N9262Z), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise due to the separation of an engine cylinder.

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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