60.7922° N, 161.7558° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 6, 2001 · 10:43 local
Place
Bethel, AK
Airport
Bethel Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ERAA
Aircraft
N203EH
Reported as
Dhav DHC6300
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,270 total3,000 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During climb, pilot reduced power from take off setting to normal climb setting. Number two engine torque pressure would not reduce below 36 PSI. Pilot shut down number two engine and returned to Bethel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING CLIMB, PILOT REDUCED POWER FROM TAKE OFF SETTING TO NORMAL CLIMB SETTING. NUMBER TWO ENGINE TORQUE PRESSURE WOULD NOT REDUCE BELOW 36 PSI. PILOT SHUT DOWN NUMBER TWO ENGINE AND RETURNED TO BETHEL.