ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295762
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| Date: | Friday 6 June 2003 |
| Time: | 16:05 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N343WB |
| MSN: | 1644 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5698 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Beluga, AK |
| Anchorage-Lake Hood, AK (LHD/PALH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The float-equipped airplane was in the traffic pattern to land at a seaplane base when the engine lost all power, and the pilot made an emergency landing in the backyard of a private residence. During the forced landing, the airplane struck trees and a railing on the deck of the residence, sustaining structural damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that he had the right wing fuel tank selected, and thought the tank was about 1/4 full. He indicated that when the engine lost power, he was too low and didn't have sufficient time or altitude to switch to the belly tank and restore power. Postaccident draining of the fuel tanks disclosed about 18 gallons of fuel in the belly tank, and about one quart in the right wing tank.
Probable Cause: The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel tank selector to a nearly empty tank, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and subsequent emergency landing at an off-airport site.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC03LA055
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 12:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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