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| Date: | Saturday 27 September 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Taku Air |
| Registration: | C-GAEE |
| MSN: | 724 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dease Lake, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CASB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The float-equipped Beaver aircraft departed Atlin, British Columbia on a flight to Dease Lake. On board were the pilot and five passengers. At destination, the aircraft was observed in a steep approach for a landing in the middle of the lake, in conditions described by witnesses as glassy water. The aircraft struck the water in a nose-low attitude and nosed over. The pilot escaped with serious injuries, and the five passengers drowned.
The Canadian Aviation Safety Board determined that the pilot did not recognize the glassy-water conditions and did not use the glassy-water landing technique; as a result, the aircraft struck the water in a nose-low attitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.dhc-2.com/id883.htm
History of this aircraft
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| 19 July 1996 | N54LA | Lynden Air Cargo | 1 | Elfin Cove, AK |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Aug-2011 13:38 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2025 12:55 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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