What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 10, 2018, about 0835 Alaska daylight time, a single-engine, turbine-powered, float-equipped de havilland DHC3T otter airplane, N3952B, sustained substantial damage during an impact with rocky, mountainous, rising terrain about 9 miles east-northeast of hydaburg, Alaska. The airplane was registered to blue aircraft, LLC and operated by taquan air as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand commercial flight under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 135 when the accident occurred. Of the 11 occupants on board, the airline transport pilot was uninjured, four passengers sustained minor injuries, and six passengers sustained serious injuries. Marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight departed steamboat bay about 0747 destined for ketchikan, Alaska.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 10, 2018, ABOUT 0835 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A SINGLE-ENGINE, TURBINE-POWERED, FLOAT-EQUIPPED DE HAVILLAND DHC3T OTTER AIRPLANE, N3952B, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IMPACT WITH ROCKY, MOUNTAINOUS, RISING TERRAIN ABOUT 9 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HYDABURG, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO BLUE AIRCRAFT, LLC AND OPERATED BY TAQUAN AIR AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ON-DEMAND COMMERCIAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. OF THE 11 OCCUPANTS ON BOARD, THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS UNINJURED, FOUR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND SIX PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. MARGINAL VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED STEAMBOAT BAY ABOUT 0747 DESTINED FOR KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.