De Havilland DHC-2 N68086
23 January 1979 · Ketchican, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 January 1979 at about 10:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N68086, operated by Tyee Airlines, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ketchican, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ketchican, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N68086
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tyee Airlines
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1562
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
FLOAT EQUIPPED. STEEP 180 TURN CLOSE TO WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1979 | De Havilland DHC-2 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1979 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Gold Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1978 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Whittier, Alaska, United States | Alaska Travel | Fatal | 6 |
| 26 Aug 1980 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kukaklek Lake, Alaska, United States | Katmai Air TAX | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1978 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Hydaburg, Alaska, United States | Tyee Airlines | Fatal | 5 |
| 30 Jul 1980 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Cordova, Alaska, United States | Chitina Air SE | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |