ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295641
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 June 2003 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Iliaska Lodge |
| Registration: | N930TG |
| MSN: | 1041 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney 985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Iliamna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Iliamna Airport, AK (ILI/PAIL) |
| Iliamna Airport, AK (ILI/PAIL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo commercial certificated pilot was departing from a remote lake in a float-equipped airplane. The pilot reported that this was the first time he had been assigned to fly the accident airplane, and that the airplane's main fuel valve was different than that of any other DHC-2 he had previously flown. Prior to takeoff, he placed the fuel selector valve in the "up" position, believing he had selected the center fuel tank. Just after takeoff, as the airplane climbed to about 30 feet above the water, the engine lost all power, and the airplane descended and struck a gravel-covered road at the departure end of the lake. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot noted that a postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed that when he placed the fuel valve in the "up" position, he inadvertently selected the "off" position. The pilot added that the operator did not inform him of the differences associated with the accident airplane's fuel valve.
Probable Cause: The pilot's incorrect selection of the fuel selector valve position during takeoff which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor associated with the accident was inadequate transition training provided to the pilot by the company/operator management.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC03CA088
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 August 1999 | N930TG | Arthur E. Gerken | 0 | near Ilimani, AK | |
sub |
| 18 June 2017 | N930TG | Alaska Seaplane Tours | 0 | Big Goat Lake, Misty Fjords Nat'l Monument, AK | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 10:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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