Narrative:
Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 60, an YS-11A, with 36 passengers and 3 crewmembers onboard, made an emergency gear-up landing on the frozen Naknek River adjacent to the King Salmon Airport, Alaska, following the loss of power in both engines. The airplane was damaged substantially, and one crewmember, two passengers, and two firefighters suffered minor injuries during the evacuation, firefighting, and rescue activities.
Probable Cause: "The loss of power in the right engine due to the freezing of water in the fuel filter after the fuel heaters were turned off in accordance with the before-landing checklist, and the loss of power due to the destruction of the left-engine turbine from overtemperature due to excessive fuel flow for undetermined reasons."
Forced landing outside airport
accident date: 16-02-1982
type: NAMC YS-11A-621
registration: N169RV
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 16 February 1982 |
| Time: | 09:05 |
| Type: |  NAMC YS-11A-621 |
| Operator: | Reeve Aleutian Airways |
| Registration: | N169RV |
| MSN: | 2169 |
| First flight: | 1973-01-26 (9 years ) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4385 |
| Cycles: | 3239 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 532-10K |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 36 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 39 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near King Salmon Airport, AK (AKN) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC), United States of America |
| King Salmon Airport, AK (AKN/PAKN), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 69 |
Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 60, an YS-11A, with 36 passengers and 3 crewmembers onboard, made an emergency gear-up landing on the frozen Naknek River adjacent to the King Salmon Airport, Alaska, following the loss of power in both engines. The airplane was damaged substantially, and one crewmember, two passengers, and two firefighters suffered minor injuries during the evacuation, firefighting, and rescue activities.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: "The loss of power in the right engine due to the freezing of water in the fuel filter after the fuel heaters were turned off in accordance with the before-landing checklist, and the loss of power due to the destruction of the left-engine turbine from overtemperature due to excessive fuel flow for undetermined reasons."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
All engine powerlossForced landing outside airport
Follow-up / safety actions
NTSB issued 3 Safety Recommendations
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accident date: 16-02-1982
type: NAMC YS-11A-621
registration: N169RV
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Anchorage International Airport, AK to King Salmon Airport, AK as the crow flies is 459 km (287 miles).
Distance from Anchorage International Airport, AK to King Salmon Airport, AK as the crow flies is 459 km (287 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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