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| Date: | Thursday 8 January 1987 |
| Time: | 14:36 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Foster Goodrich |
| Registration: | N1018H |
| MSN: | 732 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9448 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R985SB3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shoal Cove, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Ketchikan, AK (KTN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE DHC-2 AIR TAXI ACFT HAD LANDED AT SHOAL COVE, AK AND WAS STEP TAXIING TO TH FLOAT PLANE DOCK. DURING THE TAXI THE ACFTS LEFT WING CONTACTED A WIRE CABLE ATTACHED TO AN 'A' FRAME ACROSS THE PATH OF THE ACFT. THE CABLE HAD BEEN PUT UP THE DAY BEFORE AND WAS NOT MARKED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA87LA044
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 January 1986 | N127WA | Temsco Airlines | 0 | Metlakatla, AK | |
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| 29 May 1990 | N1018H | Ketchikan Air Service | 0 | Ketchikan, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2024 16:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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