# Accident 20180920013879A: Dehavilland DHC-2, Igiugig, AK, September 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2018, 15:30 local time
- Place: Igiugig, AK
- Airport: Igiugig
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 9RRA
- Location: 59.3250° N, 155.9008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3250&lon=-155.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121AK-2022-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 (registry code 2808001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (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 DHC-2
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA565) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180920013879A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT BEGAN AT THE LAKE NEAR IGIUGIG AK (IGG) FOR A DOWN STREAM TAKE OFF. THERE WERE SIX PASSENGERS PLUS THE PILOT. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE WATER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE NOT IDEAL AND A BIT ROUGH. THE PILOT INITIATED THE TAKEOFF DOWN STREAM AND WHEN BECOMING AIRBORNE TURNED RIGHT SOON OVERFLYING TUNDRA AND LOW TREES. SHORTLY AFTER THIS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SHUTDOWN. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY NOTICES THAT THE CENTER TANK WHICH WAS SELECTED FOR TAKEOFF WAS EMPTY. THE PILOT THEN IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TANKS AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW AT THIS POINT AND BEGAN TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE TREES BELOW WHERE IT CAME TO REST SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PASSENGERS STATED THAT THE ENGINE DID REGAIN POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY MAKING CONTACT WITH TREES AT THE TIME. EVERYONE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT ON THEIR OWN. THERE WAS NO POST FIRE.

## 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 GAA18CA565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA565), Sep 20, 2018: De Havilland DHC 2 (N121AK), Igiugig, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of an empty fuel tank for takeoff, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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