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.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1991 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Two Moon Bay, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1991 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Finger Lake, Alaska, United States | Craig Ketchum | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1991 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ugashik, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1991 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Cube Cove, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1991 | De Havilland DHC-2 MKI | Holitna River, Alaska, United States | Ralph C. Meloon | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1990 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Alagnak River, Alaska, United States | Hartley, Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1991 | Piper PA-20 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Hickok, Bruce D. | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1991 | David K Maxwell MAX-1 | Sutton, Alaska, United States | Stanley R. Dapkus | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1991 | Cessna 172G | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Larry M. Driskill | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1991 | Champion 7EC | Eagle River, Alaska, United States | Robert C. Bischoff | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1991 | Cessna 206 | Homer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Piper PA-18-150 | Tatitlek, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |