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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC2* · Talkeetna, AK · April 15, 2005

Date
April 15, 2005 · 13:15 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Airport
Talkeetna Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
TL7C
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8190Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC05TA058
Reported as
Dhav DHC2*
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total1,100 in this make and model100 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.

(-23) After landing on a glacier in the denali national park, the pilot taxied the airplane to a drop-off point for passengers and supplies onboard. During taxi, the pilot encountered hard-to-see crevasse where the aircraft dropped sharply and sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON A GLACIER IN THE DENALI NATIONAL PARK, THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO A DROP-OFF POINT FOR PASSENGERS AND SUPPLIES ONBOARD. DURING TAXI, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED HARD-TO-SEE CREVASSE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED SHARPLY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8190Y · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.