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| Date: | Saturday 25 November 1978 |
| Time: | 15:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Tyee Airlines |
| Registration: | N3790G |
| MSN: | 600/1349 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Hydaburg, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Ketchkan, AK |
| Hydaburg, AK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
float equipped.Company flight plan.Witness stated ceiling low & closing down in area.
Controlled flight into terrain.
Sources:
NTSB
http://www.dhc-2.com/cn600.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 January 1959 | 53-2806 | United States Air Force - USAF | 2 | 14 mi N of Stehekin, WA | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Jul-2011 11:25 | TB | Updated [Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2011 11:33 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
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