ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287682
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 June 2012 |
| Time: | 18:15 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Rustair Inc |
| Registration: | N121KT |
| MSN: | 1407 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14901 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Talkeetna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA/PATK) |
| Talkeetna, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and six passengers were on an air tour flight over a remote area. After departure, and about 1200 feet above the ground, the engine began to run rough followed by a total loss of engine power. The pilot made a forced landing to a gravel bar along a river. On landing, the airplane bounced over logs and ditches and sustained substantial damage. A postaccident examination revealed that the No. 2 cylinder head had cracks radiating from the spark plug hole throughout the cylinder head, and it had begun to separate from the cylinder base.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power after departure due to the separation of an engine cylinder.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC12LA051
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 December 2012 | N121KT | Rustair Inc | 0 | Skwentna, Alaska | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 13:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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