# Incident 20140108003309I: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, Fairbanks, AK, January 8, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5315G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5315G-2017-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (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: DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140108003309I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN REFERENCED INCORRECT FUEL GAUGE WHEN DETERMINING FUEL QUANTITY.  ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.  DIFFERENT TANK WAS SELECTED AT THAT TIME AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N5315G (1)

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

- [Incident 19790725021819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725021819I), Jul 25, 1979: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N5315G), Ketchikan, AK. Engine continued to run after pulling mixture, turning off mags and fuel valve. Struck other aircrafts tail.

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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