Accident · 2003-06-06

NTSB case ANC03LA055 · de Havilland DHC-2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-06-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2 (N343WB)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel tank selector to a nearly empty tank, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and subsequent emergency landing at an off-airport site.

Source: NTSB case ANC03LA055

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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