Narrative:
A float-equipped, DHC-3 Otter airplane, N560TR, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Bettles, Alaska. The pilot and two passengers were not injured.
The pilot reported that while on a base leg approach to land at a remote lake, there was a "loud bang", and the engine lost all power. Unable to reach the intended lake, he turned the airplane into the wind and selected an area of tundra-covered terrain as an emergency, forced landing site. Subsequently, during the forced landing, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
Probable cause: "The seizure of the engine during flight for undetermined reasons, which led to a total loss of engine power."
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 21 August 2021 |
| Time: | 13:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Turbine Otter |
| Operator: | Brooks Range Aviation |
| Registration: | N560TR |
| MSN: | 141 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16402 |
| Engines: | 1 PZL Kalisz (Shvetsov) ASz-62IR |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Bethel, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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A float-equipped, DHC-3 Otter airplane, N560TR, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Bettles, Alaska. The pilot and two passengers were not injured.
The pilot reported that while on a base leg approach to land at a remote lake, there was a "loud bang", and the engine lost all power. Unable to reach the intended lake, he turned the airplane into the wind and selected an area of tundra-covered terrain as an emergency, forced landing site. Subsequently, during the forced landing, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause: "The seizure of the engine during flight for undetermined reasons, which led to a total loss of engine power."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
All engine powerlossForced landing outside airport
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