ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39693
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 December 1988 |
| Time: | 15:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Ketchikan Air Service |
| Registration: | N89U |
| MSN: | 160 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15639 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kasaan, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Thorne River, AK (KTB) |
| (KXA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PLT PLANNED TO LAND AT A SEAPLANE BASE THAT WAS LOCATED IN A BOWL-SHAPED COVE. DRG THE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON WATER SWELLS & THE PLT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. WITNESSES RPRTD THAT DRG THE GO-AROUND, THE PLT INITIATED A STEEP TURN WHILE STILL AT LOW ALT TO AVOID BUILDINGS & RISING TERRAIN. HOWEVER, THE ACFT ENTERED A STEEP DSCNT & CRASHED ON A WOODEN WALKWAY ALONG THE SHORELINE NEAR THE SEAPLANE DOCK. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS EVIDENT.
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X27506&key=1
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.dhc-2.com/id11113.htm]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Aug-2011 12:28 | TB | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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