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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Pilats PC-6/B2-H4 · Flamingo Beach · July 16, 2005

Date: July 16, 2005 · 09:45 local
Place: Flamingo Beach
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N908PL
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD05RA102
Reported as: Pilats PC6B2H4
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A27
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 6
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,480 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N908PLRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2010 · Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4S/N 908 · Built 1994 Airframe modelPilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Witnesses stated that they saw the aircraft flying close to the water and that shortly before the crash it had been climbing and descending in a roller coaster fashion. No witness saw the actual aircraft just before it hit the water. Witnesses stated that the aircraft was flipping over when it was next observed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT FLYING CLOSE TO THE WATER AND THAT SHORTLY BEFORE THE CRASH IT HAD BEEN CLIMBING AND DESCENDING IN A ROLLER COASTER FASHION. NO WITNESS SAW THE ACTUAL AIRCRAFT JUST BEFORE IT HIT THE WATER. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLIPPING OVER WHEN IT WAS NEXT OBSERVED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB IAD05RA102Accident · 6 fatalForeign investigationBrasilito, Costa RicaJul 16, 2005 · Destroyed

Other reports on N908PL · 1

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

Incident 20020328007229ILevel Off Touchdown · Friday Harbor, WA(-23) Pilot landed gear up at Friday Harbor, Washington. Pilot has failed to respond to telephone messages and written correspondence.Mar 28, 2002 · Minor damage