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| Date: | Saturday 30 June 1990 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Owner/operator: | Wright Air Service |
| Registration: | N17689 |
| MSN: | 431 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7111 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beaver Village, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks, AK (FAI) |
| Arctic Village, AK (ARC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE RECENTLY OVERHAULED ENGINE REVEALED A FRACTURED EXHAUST ROCKER ARM THAT CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER.
Probable Cause: MECHANICAL FAILURE OF AN EXHAUST ROCKER ARM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC90LA103
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 September 1989 | N17689 | Wright Air Service, Inc. | 0 | Sheenjek River, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 11:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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