De Havilland DHC-3 N61FE
22 July 2008 · Iliamna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 July 2008 at about 21:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-3 registered N61FE, operated by Rainbow King Lodge Inc, was involved in an accident near Iliamna, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Iliamna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 59.7539, -154.9111
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-3
- Registration
- N61FE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rainbow King Lodge Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Iliamna → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC08LA089
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to the separation of the number 8 cylinder from the engine, which separated an oil line, resulting in a loss of oil and oil pressure. Contributing to the accident was the float-equipped airplane's forced landing on a road.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo airline transport pilot was making a local reconnaissance flight in a float-equipped airplane under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 in conjunction with a wilderness lodge business. The pilot said that he was scouting local lakes and rivers for fish and, while returning to a float pond near the lodge, the airplane's engine lost oil pressure and then lost power. The pilot said that he descended to a road, and that after he touched the floats on the road the left wing struck a tree, causing the airplane to depart the roadway. The airplane sustained damage to the left wing's leading edge and fuselage. A mechanic said that the number 8 cylinder separated from the engine, causing an oil line to separate.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2008 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2006 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Ward Air Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2006 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Wainwright, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2010 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Aleknagik, Alaska, United States | General Communication Corporation (GCI) | Fatal | 5 |
| 28 Jul 2005 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Promech Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2004 | De Havilland DHC-3 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Exousia Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2008 | Antonovich Anton B CHALLENGER II | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Richard H. Roiland | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Servant Air, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Cessna A185F | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Department of Public Safety | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Cessna 172 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2008 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) SAAB 340B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc | No injuries | - |