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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 · Fairbanks, AK · May 27, 2024

Date: May 27, 2024 · 16:45 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Airport: Metro Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: CY6A
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5343G
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC24LA037
Reported as: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,270 total14,000 in this make and model106 in the last 90 days

N5343GRegistered now · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1S/N 862 · Built 1958 Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot took off from the airport and reached approximately 300FT. The fuel pressure began to fluctuate so the pilot turned the aircraft back towards the runway for a landing. Before reaching the runway the engine quit running and the pilot initiated an emergency landing, which was short of the runway into a ditch, striking brush and trees causing substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM THE AIRPORT AND REACHED APPROXIMATELY 300FT. THE FUEL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE SO THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY FOR A LANDING. BEFORE REACHING THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING, WHICH WAS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH, STRIKING BRUSH AND TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC24LA037Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot’s improper fuel management resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.May 28, 2024 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5343G · 2

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

Accident 20010916031959AColdfoot, AK(-23) The pilot stated that he did not know the aircraft had sustained any damage to the tail section of the aircraft until he landed in Coldfoot on sept 16, 2001, and inspected the exterior of the aircraft. At that time the pilot noticed the tail wheel area…Sep 16, 2001 · No damage Accident 19960924029969ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Aniak, AK(.4)The pilot stated that he landed the airplane on the lake to pick up two hunters. While they were loading the airplane, a snow shower moved in and the visibility degraded from 3 miles to less than 1/4 mile. After approximately 5 minutes, the snow shower…Sep 24, 1996 · Substantial damage