NTSB SEA89LA174 — 1989-09-17 · KAPOWSIN, Washington, United States

N5163G has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (EVANS GARY S MOSQUITO, built 2000), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

N5163G de Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 Serious

Probable cause & findings

AN UNDETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

Factual narrative

DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER ALL SYSTEM AND ENGINE GAGES INDICATED NORMAL OPERATION, AT 200 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE RAN FOR TEN SECONDS THEN QUIT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE WHERE DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_SEA89LA174.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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