ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193957
Last updated: 15 August 2019
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| Date: | 03-MAR-2017 |
| Time: | 08:01 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft G18S |
| Owner/operator: | Point To Point Air LLC |
| Registration: | N103AF |
| C/n / msn: | BA-526 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | SE of Ketchikan International Airport (PAKT), Ketchikan, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Klawock (PAKW) |
| Ketchikan Int'l (PAKT) |
Following a loss of engine power during a missed approach procedure, the aircraft ditched to the waters near Annette Island southeast of Alaska's Ketchikan International Airport. The plane sank, but the two men on board were able to swim the approximately 200 yards to shore.
The aircraft submerged, sustaining unknown damage, and the two pilots onboard received minor injuries.
The weather in the Ketchikan area this day included heavy snow and strong winds.
Sources:
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2017/03/03/2-survive-planes-emergency-ditching-sinking-off-ketchikan/
https://www.krbd.org/2017/03/06/pilot-passenger-swam-shore-plane-crashed-sank/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N103AF
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=103AF
https://www.google.com/maps/@55.2813266,-131.6063471,14z/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en-us&dg=dbrw&newdg=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2017 01:53 | Geno | Added |
| 04-Mar-2017 16:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage] |
| 04-Mar-2017 16:11 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-Mar-2017 12:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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