ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365637
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| Date: | Sunday 3 March 1991 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Craig Ketchum |
| Registration: | N5349G |
| MSN: | 812 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10453 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Finger Lake, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Skwentna, AK (SKW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER LANDING ON A SNOW COVERED LAKE AND DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LANDING AREA, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AND STRUCK TWO PARKED PIPER PA 18 AIRPLANES AND INJURED ONE BYSTANDER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA032
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 September 1984 | N5349G | L.h. Ketchum | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
sub |
| 19 June 1987 | N5349G | Private | 0 | Alexander River, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2024 12:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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