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| Date: | Friday 5 August 1983 |
| Time: | 15:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Gillam Air Services |
| Registration: | C-GGKA |
| MSN: | 1460 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hayes River, MB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While taxiing, to shore one passenger stepped out onto the right float to assist in beaching the float-equipped aircraft. As she moved forward, the propeller severed her left hand and she fell into the water. The pilot did not restrict her exit or provide a briefing as he assumed she knew what she was doing.
Sources:
ICAO
https://www.dhc-2.com/cn1460.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 September 2008 | N203KL | Alaska Air Taxi, LLC | 0 | Cooper Landing, Alaska |  |
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| 1 June 2018 | N203KL | Rdm Pilot/guide Ltd | 0 | Ketchikan, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2024 19:00 | ASN | Added |
| 14-Oct-2024 19:07 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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