- Date
- June 8, 1987, 12:03 local (19:03 UTC)
- Place
- Sedro Woolley, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N64384de Havilland DHC-2 MK.1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870608081119A
- Case key
- 40637
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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.
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff a loss of power occurred and the aircraft struck trees in flight. Less than 1/2 fuel was available in all three fuel tanks. The fuel selector valve was tested and found that the selections plate was indexed off center for all selections due to wear. In the takeoff attitude unporting occurred allowing air to be drawn into the system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64384
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-2 MK.1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 622
- Airframe hours
- 16,008
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Hayton
- Registered owner
- James Hayton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Sedro Woolley, WA
- Destination
- RTN · Renton, WA
- Airport
- Hayton, runway 24, 1,600 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 67
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 24,000 total · 127 in this make and model · 24,000 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N64384 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.