ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196201
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| Date: | Sunday 18 June 2017 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Seaplane Tours |
| Registration: | N930TG |
| MSN: | 1041 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 21240 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Big Goat Lake, Misty Fjords Nat'l Monument, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Big Goat Lake, AK |
| Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (5KE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
According to Alaska State Troopers, the aircraft capsized in the waters of Big Goat Lake during the takeoff run in the Misty Fjords National Monument. All seven occupants were able to exit the plane and swim to shore. The pilot onboard the floatplane received minor injuries and the six passengers were not injured. The aircraft sank.
Local float plane companies Taquan Air and Carlin Air brought the 7 to Ketchikan, according to City of Ketchikan Fire Department arriving at around 15:35.
Big Goat Lake is approximately 25 air miles east of Ketchikan.
The six passengers were from a cruise ship. Two passengers were from Germany and four were from California.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
www.ketchikandailynews.com
http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Minor-injuries-after-plane-crashes-in-Southeast-Alaska-429420953.html
https://www.ketchikandailynews.com/article/20170619/ARTICLE/170619916
https://www.markkelley.com/photoportfolio/big-goat-lake-misty-fjords-national-monument-alaska-image-2622/
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N930TG
http://www.airliners.net/photo/De-Havilland-Canada/2392889/L?sid=2338af7f9166a58b3297c7322d126cae
https://www.alaskaseaplanetours.com/seaplane-tours/bear-viewing/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 August 1999 | N930TG | Arthur E. Gerken | 0 | near Ilimani, AK | |
sub |
| 25 June 2003 | N930TG | Iliaska Lodge | 0 | Iliamna, Alaska | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2017 19:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Jun-2017 19:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2017 19:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2017 20:07 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2019 16:28 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
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