Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Turbo Beaver Mk III N620N, Wednesday 1 July 2020
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Date:Wednesday 1 July 2020
Time:20:59
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH2T model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Turbo Beaver Mk III
Owner/operator:Rak TBVR LLC
Registration: N620N
MSN: 1026
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Lake Washington, near Seattle, WA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Renton Airport, WA (RNT/KRNT)
Destination airport:Lake Washington, Seattle, WA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A float equipped de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Turbo Beaver Mk III experienced a geardown landing to the waters of Lake Washington, near Seattle, Washington.
The floatplane capsized and the two occupants were uninjured.

Sources:

https://komonews.com/news/local/two-people-rescued-after-seaplane-crashes-into-lake-washington
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seaplane-crashes-into-lake-washington-no-injuries-reported/
https://fireline.seattle.gov/2020/07/01/seaplane-crashes-into-lake-washington/

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N620N

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/40180_1498716188.jpg (photo)

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jul-2020 07:23 Geno Added
02-Jul-2020 08:16 Aerossurance Updated [Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ]
02-Jul-2020 09:02 harro Updated [Source, Embed code, ]
02-Jul-2020 11:14 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]
02-Jul-2020 13:59 Geno Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, ]
02-Jul-2020 16:39 Anon. Updated [Operator, ]

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