- Date
- January 18, 1991, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Two Moon Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4294KDe Havilland DHC-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910118000729A
- Case key
- 5514
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed above a stall while maneuvering in mountainous terrain.
Analysis
The pilot stated he started a turn to the right, lost control of the airplane, stalled, and crashed into the side of the mountain.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall - inadvertent
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - mountainous/hilly
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4294K
- Reported as
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1546
- Airframe hours
- 12,477
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 14, 1990 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- CDV · Cordova, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,300 total · 620 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 15 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.