Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver N4294K, Friday 18 January 1991
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Date:Friday 18 January 1991
Time:12:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Owner/operator:
Registration: N4294K
MSN: 1546
Year of manufacture:1964
Total airframe hrs:12477 hours
Engine model:P&W R-985
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Two Moon Bay, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Cordova, AK (CDV)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PILOT STATED HE STARTED A TURN TO THE RIGHT, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, STALLED, AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE A STALL WHILE MANEUVERING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC91LA021
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC91LA021

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