- Date
- January 10, 1989, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N67667de Havilland DHC-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890110004979A
- Case key
- 40969
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
Improper flare attitude at touchdown, causing the left float to dig into the water.
Analysis
The plt was attempting to land on calm water after a 3 minute positioning flight. During the touch down, the left float dug into the water which resulted in a swerve and water contact with the right wing.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67667
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 401
- Airframe hours
- 10,374
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Temsco Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 30, 1988 · 86 hours before
- Departed
- 5KE · Ketchikan, AK
- Destination
- 9CO · Ketchikan, AK
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 350 total · 33 in this make and model · 260 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- KTN
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 N67667 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.