# NTSB ANC93T#A02: De Havilland DHC-2, N450DB, Tenakee Springs, AK, June 18, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: June 17, 1993, 16:00 local (Jun 18, 1993, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Tenakee Springs, AK
- Coordinates: 57.790828, -135.179626 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7908&lon=-135.1796&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC93T#A02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5875/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93T%23A02

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N450DB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N450DB), registered now, S/N 994, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DE HAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2800102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Public use
- Operator: U.S. Dept. Of The Interior, doing business as U.S. Forest Service
- Departed: SIT, SITKA, AK
- Destination: HOONAH, AK
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 210° at 15 knots
- Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## Other investigations on N450DB (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 ANC93T#A03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93T%23A03), Aug 2, 1993: De Havilland DHC-2 (N450DB), Samsing Cove, AK, substantial damage

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.

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