De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Jun 6, 2003, Anchorage-L...
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on June 6, 2003 near Anchorage-Lake Hood, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's incorrect...
- Date: June 6, 2003
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Anchorage-Lake Hood, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel tank selector to a nearly empty tank, which starved the engine of fuel and led to an off-airport forced landing.
A float-equipped de Havilland Beaver on a flight from Beluga to Anchorage lost engine power on approach to Lake Hood because its fuel tank selector was set to a nearly empty tank. The pilot made an emergency landing in a residential backyard, hitting trees and a deck railing. Nobody was injured.