19880619024699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC2MK1 · Warroad, MN · June 19, 1988

Date
June 19, 1988 · 19:40 local
Place
Warroad, MN
Airport
Warroad Seaplane Base
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WXRA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49771
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88LA136
Reported as
Dhav DHC2MK1
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,771 total42 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stuck a sandbar in shallow water while step taxiing to seaplane base. Sandbar hidden by tall grass.

As the FAA filed it

STUCK A SANDBAR IN SHALLOW WATER WHILE STEP TAXIING TO SEAPLANE BASE. SANDBAR HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.