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| Date: | Monday 29 May 1989 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Coastal Airlines |
| Registration: | N67669 |
| MSN: | 917 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11313 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Angoon, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Juneau, AK (JNU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT LANDED THE AMPHIBIAN LANDING GEAR EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON WATER WITH THE WHEELS EXTENDED, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER TO AN INVERTED ATTITUDE ON TOUCHDOWN. CAUSE: PILOT FAILED TO ASSURE THE LANDING GEAR ON THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS WERE RETRACTED FOR THE WATER LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X28428&key=1
http://www.dhc-2.com/id1055.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1997 | N470DB | Private | 0 | Lena Point, 2 mi W of Juneau, AK | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Aug-2011 14:21 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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