De Havilland BEAVER U-6A N123PG
9 June 1987 · Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 June 1987 at about 21:00 local time, a De Havilland BEAVER U-6A registered N123PG, operated by August D. Egdorf, was involved in an accident near Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nushagak River
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland BEAVER U-6A
- Registration
- N123PG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- August D. Egdorf
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sparrevohn → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC87DAG02
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR. THE ACFT STALLED AND CRASHED ON THE GRAVEL BAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland BEAVER accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1987 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 | Shoal Cove, Alaska, United States | Foster Goodrich | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1989 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 | Kapowsin, Washington, United States | Kapowsin Air Sports | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1984 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Jun 1991 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States | Lake Union Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1991 | De Havilland BEAVER U-6A | Oak Island, Minnesota, United States | Baudette Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1982 | De Havilland BEAVER U-64 | Port Moller, Alaska, United States | Richard . Busk | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18 | Gold King, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Kuskatan River, Alaska, United States | RAY Tressler | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Aeronca 7AC | Island Lake, Alaska, United States | Ronald L. Williams | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Champion 7ECA | Salcha, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Stoney River, Alaska, United States | William J. Dunbar | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18A | Windy Ridge, Alaska, United States | Larry W. Hedgpeth | Serious injuries | - |