- Date
- May 29, 1990, 19:00 local (May 30, 1990, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chatham, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N714DBde Havilland DHC-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 41200
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Probable cause
The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
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 engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
During a climb to cruise over terrain in a float equipped airplane, the engine lost power. The pilot was unable to restart the engine and initiated a forced landing in a heavily wooded area. During a post-crash inspection of the engine, there were no noted mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714DB
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1331
- Airframe hours
- 5,633
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Juneau Executive Travel
- Registered owner
- Nancy E. Maloney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 10, 1989 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- TKE · Tenakee, AK
- Destination
- AK29 · Sitka, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,685 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 15,000 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F