# Accident 20080517836189A: Dhav DHC2MKI, Stehekin, WA, May 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: Stehekin, WA
- Airport: Stehekin State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LCCA
- Location: 48.3058° N, 120.6603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3058&lon=-120.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9558Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MKI
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,740 total, 792 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080517836189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX08FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA144), May 17, 2008: de Havilland DHC-2 MK I (N9558Q), Stehekin, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to retract the landing gear wheels prior to performing a water landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's disabling of the landing gear warning/advisory system and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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