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| Date: | Thursday 4 July 1991 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5538G |
| MSN: | 1295 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11655 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | King Salmon, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Igiugig, AK (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: THE FORCED LANDING ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN AND THE ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COLLECTOR INTERMEDIATE BEARINGS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA096
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