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De Havilland DHC-2 N5538G

5 July 1991 · King Salmon, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 July 1991 at about 03:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N5538G, operated by Michael L. Cusack, was involved in an accident near King Salmon, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 03:30
Classification
Accident
Location
King Salmon, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
56.9599, -158.5802
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-2
Registration
N5538G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Michael L. Cusack
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Igiugig → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC91LA096

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 0 0 0 6

Probable cause

THE FORCED LANDING ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN AND THE ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COLLECTOR INTERMEDIATE BEARINGS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND SMOKING, THEN LOST POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON THE TUNDRA. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE 3 COLLECTOR INTERMEDIATE SEARINGS AND FAILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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