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| Date: | Saturday 7 July 2012 |
| Time: | 18:06 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2T Turbo Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Fly Denali, Inc |
| Registration: | N906JS |
| MSN: | 1659TB34 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7909 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cantwell, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Herrera Airport (HRR) |
| Herrera Airport (HRR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that during cruise flight, the engine suddenly lost all power. He attempted to restart the engine but was unable and elected to make a forced landing in a bog. During the landing, the left wing and right elevator stuck trees, sustaining substantial damage.
After the forced landing, the pilot noticed that the emergency fuel shutoff lever on the right side of the center console had been moved toward the shutoff position. The passenger who was seated in the right seat of the cockpit stated that he was unaware of the fuel shutoff lever and was not briefed on specific areas to be aware of in the cockpit but that he had been adjusting himself in the seat just prior to the engine shutting down.
Probable Cause: The right seat passenger's inadvertent contact with the emergency fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to provide a thorough preflight briefing to the passenger seated in the cockpit.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC12CA070
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 1988 | N906JS | Private | 0 | Fairbanks, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 12:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 14-Jul-2024 06:46 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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