Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Texas Turbine Otter N339AK, Tuesday 27 May 2025
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Date:Tuesday 27 May 2025
Time:09:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH3T model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Texas Turbine Otter
Owner/operator:DH Leasing LLC opb Wings Airways
Registration: N339AK
MSN: 454
Year of manufacture:1965
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Juneau International Airport (JNU/PAJN), Juneau, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Juneau International Airport, AK (JNU/PAJN)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The float-equipped aircraft was maneuvering for takeoff from the the pond when it drifted backward and struck N753AK which was parked.

Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 15 knots / 21 knots, 130°

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: 
Status: Preliminary report
Duration:
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N339AK
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a3b748&lat=58.354&lon=-134.578&zoom=16.0&showTrace=2025-05-27&leg=3&trackLabels

https://wingsairways.com/blog/history-beyond-wings-n339ak/

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/69521_1496695840.jpg (photo)

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jun-2025 11:04 Captain Adam Added
05-Jun-2025 08:34 ASN Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
05-Jun-2025 13:25 Captain Adam Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ]

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