# NTSB DEN86LA113: de Havilland DHC, N713W, Pembina, ND, April 10, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 10, 1986, 16:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place: Pembina, ND
- Coordinates: 48.960525, -97.240585 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9605&lon=-97.2406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN86LA113
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16947/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA113

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fuel system,cap - loose (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - siphoning (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - uncontrolled
- On ground/water collision with object, landing
  - object

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THE ENG QUIT BECAUSE THE FUEL CAP HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY SECURED AND THE FUEL HAD SIPHONED OUT IN FLT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N713W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N713W), registered now, S/N BF-302, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: de Havilland DHC
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-1 T.MK. 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1-t-mk-10) (registry code 2801712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: BF-302
- Airframe hours: 21
- Engines: LYCOMING GO480F1A6 275 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Eugene Jerde And Thomas Mord
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed: PMB, PEMBINA, ND

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; flight hours: 12 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 225° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860410010809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860410010809A), Apr 10, 1986: Dhav DHC1TMK10, Pembina, ND, Substantial damage. Fuel cap was left off the tank. Engine quit when the fuel was siphoned out. Stalled while trying to clear a bridge.

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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