- Date
- June 24, 1985, 18:30 local (Jun 25, 1985, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gustavis, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N64395de Havilland DHC-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850624028219A
- Case key
- 40186
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Terrain condition - water,roughFactor
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Object - vehicleFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Analysis
While taxiing the float plane in a gusty x-wind, the wind & water current drifted the acft toward a parked boat. Subsequently, the left wing tip struck the boat & was damaged. But there was no damage to the boat.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64395
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 809
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael Mills
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- JNU · Juneau, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.