- Date
- February 28, 1973
- Place
- Sitka, AK · SITKA, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N616WDehavilland DHC-2
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730228008339A
- Case key
- 170317
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0687 73/2/28 NR.SITKA,ALAS DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2000 TIME - 1100 N616W PX- 0 0 4 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PETERSBURG,ALAS SITKA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 33 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 210 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- MANEUVERING BLO LOW CLGS,SET UP LDG.ENG LOST PWR AND PLT LND NEAR BEACH. FLOATS HIT ROCKS AT SHORE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N616W
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N616WRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N616W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC13FA054Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPetersburg, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate altitude above the trees, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to avoid the trees, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin and an uncontrolled descent.NTSB ANC76AA120Accident · No injuriesClosedPetersburg, AK