# Accident 20120707013359A: Dehavilland DHC-2, Cantwell, AK, July 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2012, 19:06 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Airport: Summit
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: A3WC
- Location: 63.2311° N, 149.3747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.2311&lon=-149.3747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N906JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N906JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 (registry code 2808001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,457 total, 45 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120707013359A

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING AT 1000 TO 1500 FEET THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SUDDENLY FLAMED OUT.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT AND SLID TO A STOP.AFTER LANDING, THE EMERGENCY FUEL SHUTOFF LEVER WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE UP (VALVE CLOSED, FUEL OFF) POSITION AND THE SAFETY WIRE WAS BROKEN.THE EMERGENCY FUEL SHUTOFF LEVER IS LOCATED JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER'S LEG.  THE PASSENGER IN THIS SEAT PULLED HIS CAMERA BAG UP FROM THE FLOOR AND INADVERTENTLY AND UNKNOWINGLY MOVED THE LEVER TO THE OFF POSITION JUST PRIOR TO THE ENGINE QUITTING.

## 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 ANC12CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA070), Jul 8, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N906JS), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The right seat passenger’s inadvertent contact with the emergency fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

## Other reports on N906JS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880903036989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880903036989A), Sep 3, 1988: Dhav DHC2MK2 (N906JS), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Turbine engine failed after takeoff causing an engine fire. Trying to return, crashed on 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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