NONE · DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 · 2012-07-08 · Cantwell, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC12CA070
Event ID
20120710X32500
Type
Accident
Date
2012-07-08
Location
Cantwell, AK, USA
Coordinates
63.231109, -149.374725
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
8
Total aboard
8
Aircraft
Make
DEHAVILLAND
Model
DHC-2
Registration
N906JS
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The right seat passenger’s inadvertent contact with the emergency fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to provide a thorough preflight briefing to the passenger seated in the cockpit.