| Crash location | 65.059722°N, 146.316667°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Two Rivers, AK
64.871811°N, 147.110435°W 26.6 miles away |
| Tail number | N907AD |
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| Accident date | 20 Jun 2012 |
| Aircraft type | Dosser Dale A Blade 582 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot reported that while in level cruise flight the engine began to run rough and lose power, followed by a complete loss of engine power. He made a forced landing to a trail on a mountain ridge. During the forced landing, the nose wheel encountered rough terrain and collapsed rearward. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. A postaccident examination by the pilot, revealed the mixture control stuck in the full rich position, which fouled the spark plugs.
The total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fouled spark plugs, which resulted from a stuck mixture control.