# Incident 20140701010569I: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK.I, Anchorage, AK, July 1, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2014, 10:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Seaplane Base
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1800° N, 149.9720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lake Hood Seaplane Base (LHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1800&lon=-149.9720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N791PW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N791PW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK.I (registry code 2808007, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B (registry code 51654, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK.I
- Reported engine: P & W R-985-AN-14B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 25 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140701010569I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT OWNER STARTED THE ENGINE AND SELECTED THE FUEL TANK WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF FUEL IN IT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF WARMING THE ENGINE PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. THE INCIDENT AIRMAN THEN BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT, AND COMPLETED THE BEFORE TAKE OFF CHECK LIST BUT FAILED TO SELECT A FUEL TANK WITH SUFFICIENT FUEL FOR TAKE OFF. AFTER LIFT OFF, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, THE INCIDENT PILOT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL CONE TO CONTACT THE WATER CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

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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