- Date
- December 7, 1987, 13:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Metlakatla, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N17597de Havilland DHC-2 MK1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871207069609A
- Case key
- 40765
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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.
Analysis
On final approach for landing the aircraft encountered high gusting winds. The aircraft then stalled and entered a nose down attitude. Accordng to one passenger the pilot was holding full aft elevator during the descent. The aircraft struck the water hard, breaking off the floats. The aircraft then sank several minutes after striking the water. This aircraft has no stall warning system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17597
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-2 MK1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 500
- Airframe hours
- 18,857
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Temsco Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 10, 1987
- Departed
- KTN · Ketchikan, AK
- Destination
- MTM · Metlakatla, AK
- Airport
- MTM · Metlakatla Seaplane
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,456 total · 275 in this make and model · 1,320 as pilot in command · 109 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N17597 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.