- Date
- July 30, 1980
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N67676Dehavilland DHC-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800730032089A
- Case key
- 129497
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1957 80/7/30 NR.CORDOVA,AK DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1946 N67676 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 41, 5570 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORDOVA,AK KATALLA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- INTESTINAL DSORDR,TOOTH ACHE,TIRED.FLEW 415HRS-90DAYS,7HRS-LST 24.AMBIGUITY OF FUEL SEL VS GAUGES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67676
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N67676Registered now · 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
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