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FAA incident report · Dehavilland DHC-3 · Seattle, WA · October 4, 2024

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Date
October 4, 2024 · 11:40 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Kenmore Air
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GJRA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N76KA
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-3
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,875 total434 in this make and model166 in the last 90 days
N76KARegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-3S/N 300 · Built 1958Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-3Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On Friday October 4, 2024, privacy data omitted a DHC-3 aircraft, departed the Kenmore Air lake union dock (W55) in Seattle WA around 11:40 am local time for a scheduled flight to victoria Canada. On the way to the north part of the lake during water taxi, the aircraft hit a buoy, damaging the propeller blades. The aircraft was able to water taxi back to the dock. No injuries on all the occupants (10 passengers) and pilot (1 pilot).

As the FAA filed it

ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 4, 2024, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A DHC-3 AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED THE KENMORE AIR LAKE UNION DOCK (W55) IN SEATTLE WA AROUND 11:40 AM LOCAL TIME FOR A SCHEDULED FLIGHT TO VICTORIA CANADA. ON THE WAY TO THE NORTH PART OF THE LAKE DURING WATER TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BUOY, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER BLADES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO WATER TAXI BACK TO THE DOCK. NO INJURIES ON ALL THE OCCUPANTS (10 PASSENGERS) AND PILOT (1 PILOT).