What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 1633 hours local time on may 17,2008, N9558Q, a de haviland DHC-2 mk 1, sn 1151 flipped over upon landing at the north end of lake chelan near Stehekin, WA. The aircraft is equipped with amphibious floats and the landing gear was in the "down" position at the time of landing. The aircraft was piloted,privacy data omitted who holds an airline transport pilot certificate privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Was in the employ of lake chelan airways who operated this aircraft as a 14 CFR, part 135 on demand air carrier (lcca). The aircraft held 4 passengers, two of which died as a result of the aircraft being upside down in the cold water (aprox 47 degrees f), two of the passengers, along with the pilot survived and were able to exit the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1633 HOURS LOCAL TIME ON MAY 17,2008, N9558Q, A DE HAVILAND DHC-2 MK 1, SN 1151 FLIPPED OVER UPON LANDING AT THE NORTH END OF LAKE CHELAN NEAR STEHEKIN, WA. THE AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE "DOWN" POSITION AT THE TIME OF LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE EMPLOY OF LAKE CHELAN AIRWAYS WHO OPERATED THIS AIRCRAFT AS A 14 CFR, PART 135 ON DEMAND AIR CARRIER (LCCA). THE AIRCRAFT HELD 4 PASSENGERS, TWO OF WHICH DIED AS A RESULT OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING UPSIDE DOWN IN THE COLD WATER (APROX 47 DEGREES F), TWO OF THE PASSENGERS, ALONG WITH THE PILOT SURVIVED AND WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.