# Accident 20030606012249A: Dhav DHC2*, Anchorage, AK, June 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2003, 17:05 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1800° N, 149.9719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1800&lon=-149.9719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N343WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A (registry code 2800105, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030606012249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2003 AT ABOUT 1705 AST, A FLOAT EQUIPPED DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 BEAVER AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A PRIVATE RESIDENCE WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND AT LAKE HOOD SEAPLANE BASE, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE TITLE 14, CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATED IN VMC CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A REMOTE LAKE NEAR BELUGA, ALASKA, ABOUT 38 MILES WEST OF ANCHORAGE, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO THE LAKE HOOD SEAPLANE BASE.

## 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 ANC03LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA055), Jun 7, 2003: de Havilland DHC-2 (N343WB), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel tank selector to a nearly empty tank, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and subsequent emergency landing at an off-airport…

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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