- Date
- June 24, 2013, 15:44 local (15:44 UTC)
- Place
- Half Moon Bay, Canada
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- C-FPCGDe Havilland DHC-2 MK 1
- Defining event
- Enroute: Part(s) separation from AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Transportation Safety Board - Canada
- Case key
- 87384
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Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On June 24, 2013, at 1544 coordinated universal time, a DeHavilland DHC-2MK 1, Canadian registered C-FPCG, owned and operated by Seair Seaplanes, was substantially damaged near Half Moon Bay, Canada. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and three passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Toda Inlet, Canada. The Canadian investigators received reports that while en route at 2,000 feet, the engine suffered a catastrophic failure and the propeller separated from the engine, damaging both floats. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government or Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Tel.: (1) 819-994-4252 (1) 819-997-7887 (24 hour) E-mail: airops@tsb.gc.ca Fax: (1) 819-953-9586 Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-FPCG
- Reported as
- De Havilland DHC-2 MK 1
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Seair Seaplanes
- Registered owner
- Seair Seaplanes
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 4, 2013
- Departed
- Toda Inlet
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day