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| Date: | Thursday 12 December 2019 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Kenmore Air |
| Registration: | N17598 |
| MSN: | 1121 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, San Juan County, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, San Juan County, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A float equipped de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk I experienced a wingtip water strike upon landing to the waters of Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, San Juan County, Washington. The airplane sustained minor damage and the three occupants onboard were not injured during the incident.
Sources:
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:95:::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:12-DEC-19,DEER%20HARBOR,N17598
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N17598
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/112615/N17598 (photo)
https://www.kenmoreair.com/destinations/san-juan-islands/orcas-island/Deer-Harbor/
History of this aircraft
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| 13 May 1991 | AP-AKR | Pakistan Agriculture Department | 0 | Bostan |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2019 22:20 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Dec-2019 23:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
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