- Date
- July 23, 1969
- Place
- Wenatchee, WI · WENATCHEE, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- CF-MGSDehavilland DHC-2
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157857
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0023 69/7/23 WENATCHEE,WIS DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1114 CF-MGS PX- 1 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 25, 1475 TOTAL HOURS, 151 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PANGBORN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NANAIMO,BC WENATCHEE,WIS FRIDAY HARBOR,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. LND ON SWIFT RIVER. OP DISPATCHED FLT INTO AREA WITH NO DOCKING FACIL. PX DROWNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CF-MGS
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pangborn