# Accident 20070723016369A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Gibson Reservo, MT, July 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2007, 18:34 local time
- Place: Gibson Reservo, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5911° N, 113.2994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5911&lon=-113.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6784L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 350 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070723016369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 23, 2007, AT ABOUT 1834 MOUNTAIN TIME, A DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 AIRCRAFT, N6784L, MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A WILDERNESS AREA IN NORTHWEST MONTANA, WHICH WAS A RESULT OF ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR.

## 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 LAX07LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA238), Jul 24, 2007: de Havilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 (N6784L), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the failure of the supercharger impeller bushing, which allowed raw oil to enter the induction system.

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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