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| Date: | Sunday 28 September 2008 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Air Taxi, LLC |
| Registration: | N203KL |
| MSN: | 1460 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cooper Landing, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Lake Hood, AK (LHD/PALH) |
| Cooper Landing, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport pilot was making an off-airport landing on a glacier with passengers under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. During the landing the left wing struck a tree, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain separation from a tree during the landing roll at an off-airport site.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC08LA131
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 August 1983 | C-GGKA | Gillam Air Services | 0 | Hayes River, MB |  |
non |
| 1 June 2018 | N203KL | Rdm Pilot/guide Ltd | 0 | Ketchikan, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 11:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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