# NTSB ANC93T#A03: De Havilland DHC-2, N450DB, Samsing Cove, AK, August 2, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: August 2, 1993, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Samsing Cove, AK
- Coordinates: 56.730979, -135.000961 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.7310&lon=-135.0010&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5876
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC93T#A03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5876/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93T%23A03

## 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: SIT
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 300° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SIT

## 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#A02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93T%23A02), Jun 18, 1993: De Havilland DHC-2 (N450DB), Tenakee Springs, 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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