De Havilland DHC-2 N616W

Summary

On 9 August 1976 at about 08:14 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N616W, operated by Alaska Island, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Petersburg, Alaska, United States. 8 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 August 1976 at 08:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Petersburg, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2

Registration

N616W

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Alaska Island

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

Petersburg, Ak → Coffman Cove, Ak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-2844

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PRECAUTIONARY LDG ON WATER, ON FINAL ENTERED A FOG LAYER & LOST VISUAL REFERENCE. FLOAT EQUIPPED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.