# Accident 20100809045749A: Dehavilland DHC-3, Aleknagik, AK, August 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2010, 14:28 local time
- Place: Aleknagik, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.3239° N, 158.3708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3239&lon=-158.3708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N455A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N455A-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-3
- Reported engine: P&W TPE331-
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 27,868 total, 45 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10MA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10MA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100809045749A

## Narrative

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

N455A, A SINGLE ENGINE, TURBINE-POWRED, AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT-EQUIPPED DEHAVILLAND DHC-3T SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS, TREE-COVERED TERRAIN ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALEKNGK, ALASKA.  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, MARGINAL VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AT DILLINGHAM AIRPORT, ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.  THE AIRCAFT WAS LOCATED AT THE 900' LEVEL.

## 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 ANC10MA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10MA068), Aug 9, 2010: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N455A), Aleknagik, AK, substantial damage, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's temporary unresponsiveness for reasons that could not be established from the available information. Contributing to the investigation's inability to determine exactly what occurred in…

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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