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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC2MK1 · Orcas Island, WA · September 14, 2006

Date: September 14, 2006 · 13:45 local
Place: Orcas Island, WA
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GJRA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6781L
Reported as: Dhav DHC2MK1
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N6781LRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2019 · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1S/N 788 · Built 1953 Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

(-23) While taxiing floatplane to a private dock to pick up pax, the left float struck a submerged object and holed the bottom of the float. A local boat was used to help free the floatplane from the obstacle. The aircraft was beached to await maintenance. No pax on board. Only damage was hole in bottom of left float.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE TAXIING FLOATPLANE TO A PRIVATE DOCK TO PICK UP PAX, THE LEFT FLOAT STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT AND HOLED THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOAT. A LOCAL BOAT WAS USED TO HELP FREE THE FLOATPLANE FROM THE OBSTACLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEACHED TO AWAIT MAINTENANCE. NO PAX ON BOARD. ONLY DAMAGE WAS HOLE IN BOTTOM OF LEFT FLOAT.

Other reports on N6781L · 2

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

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