ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 319848
| Date: | Friday 21 July 2017 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Owner/operator: | Tailwind Air Service |
| Registration: | N802TW |
| MSN: | 20800300 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1909 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lower East River, New York, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-Marine Air Terminal, NY (QNY) |
| East Hampton Airport, NY (HTO/KHTO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The float-equipped Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft experienced a collapse of left float struts during takeoff attempts from New York Skyports Inc Seaplane Base, on the lower East River in New York City, New York. The floatplane came to rest with the left hand wing tip in the water. The ten occupants onboard were not injured and were rescued. The aircraft was towed to the shore.
Probable Cause: The airplane's encounter with boat wake and multiple swells during a water takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Patch.com
NBC New York
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