- Date
- August 18, 1985, 14:03 local (22:03 UTC)
- Place
- Tutna Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N68085de Havilland DHC-2 MK.1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850818041689A
- Case key
- 4426
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed on the side of a mountain at an elev of 2200 ft aprx 3 miles from its intended destination, a remote lake. Purpose of the flt was to discharge caribou hunters into an area where caribou were spotted early that day. The acft was destroyed by fire. Inspection of the wreckage failed to reveal a mechanical failure/malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68085
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-2 MK.1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1332
- Airframe hours
- 9,018
- Engine
- P&W R-985-39-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Alaska Air Guides, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 14, 1985 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- LHD · Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,190 total · 406 in this make and model · 290 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ILZ, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.