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| Date: | Monday 24 June 1985 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Michael Mills |
| Registration: | N64395 |
| MSN: | 809 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gustavis, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Juneau, AK (JNU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE TAXIING THE FLOAT PLANE IN A GUSTY X-WIND, THE WIND & WATER CURRENT DRIFTED THE ACFT TOWARD A PARKED BOAT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE BOAT & WAS DAMAGED. BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE BOAT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA85LA150
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 July 2002 | N93AK | Alaska Coastal Airlines | 0 | Juneau, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 06:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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