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| Date: | Tuesday 10 January 1989 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Temsco Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N67667 |
| MSN: | 401 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10374 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ketchikan, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Ketchikan, AK (5KE) |
| Ketchikan, AK (9CO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON CALM WATER AFTER A 3 MINUTE POSITIONING FLIGHT. DURING THE TOUCH DOWN, THE LEFT FLOAT DUG INTO THE WATER WHICH RESULTED IN A SWERVE AND WATER CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT WING.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER FLARE ATTITUDE AT TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING THE LEFT FLOAT TO DIG INTO THE WATER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA89LA033
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 March 1993 | N67667 | Taquan Air Service, Inc | 0 | Ketchikan, AK | |
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| 24-Mar-2024 13:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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