Détails:
Five aircraft departed a lodge, one behind the other. Fog and drizzle were encountered, and the pilot of the first aircraft radioed to the pilots of the other aircraft to cross the river to the east shoreline. A passenger in the fourth aircraft (N13GA) stated that when the aircraft was over the middle of the river, she could not see either shore due to fog. The pilot of N13GA (a floatplane) stated that he encountered deteriorating weather & started a descent, intending to make a precautionary landing. He began to level, expecting conditions to improve. Subsequently, the floatplane hit the surface of 'glassy water' and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain altitude (clearance) above the surface of the river. Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions, and the surface condition of the river (glassy water)."
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | jeudi 23 juin 1994 |
| Heure: | 20:15 ADT |
| Type/Sous-type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Compagnie: | Wings of Alaska |
| Immatriculation: | N13GA |
| Numéro de série: | 179 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1956 |
| Heures de vol: | 7672 |
| Moteurs: | 1 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 1 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 10 |
| Total: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 11 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Taku Inlet, AK ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Charter National |
| Aéroport de départ: | Taku Lodge-Taku SPB, AK (TKL), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Juneau Harbor Seaplane Base, AK, Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Five aircraft departed a lodge, one behind the other. Fog and drizzle were encountered, and the pilot of the first aircraft radioed to the pilots of the other aircraft to cross the river to the east shoreline. A passenger in the fourth aircraft (N13GA) stated that when the aircraft was over the middle of the river, she could not see either shore due to fog. The pilot of N13GA (a floatplane) stated that he encountered deteriorating weather & started a descent, intending to make a precautionary landing. He began to level, expecting conditions to improve. Subsequently, the floatplane hit the surface of 'glassy water' and crashed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain altitude (clearance) above the surface of the river. Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions, and the surface condition of the river (glassy water)."
Accident investigation:
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Taku Lodge-Taku SPB, AK et Juneau Harbor Seaplane Base, AK est de 34 km (21 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
La distance entre Taku Lodge-Taku SPB, AK et Juneau Harbor Seaplane Base, AK est de 34 km (21 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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