# Accident 20240527004269A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, Fairbanks, AK, May 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2024, 16:45 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Metro Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CY6A
- Location: 64.8067° N, 147.7803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8067&lon=-147.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5343G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5343G) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,270 total, 14,000 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240527004269A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC24LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA037), May 28, 2024: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 (N5343G), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N5343G (2)

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

- [Accident 20010916031959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010916031959A), Sep 16, 2001: N5343G, Coldfoot, AK, No damage. (-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,…
- [Accident 19960924029969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960924029969A), Sep 24, 1996: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N5343G), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. (.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…

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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