De Havilland DHC-2 N89U
14 December 1988 · Kasaan, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 December 1988 at about 19:05 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N89U, operated by Ketchikan Air Service, was involved in an accident near Kasaan, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kasaan, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kasaan Spb (KXA)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N89U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ketchikan Air Service
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Thorne River → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA89FA027
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 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
THE PLT PLANNED TO LAND AT A SEAPLANE BASE THAT WAS LOCATED IN A BOWL-SHAPED COVE. DRG THE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON WATER SWELLS & THE PLT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. WITNESSES RPRTD THAT DRG THE GO-AROUND, THE PLT INITIATED A STEEP TURN WHILE STILL AT LOW ALT TO AVOID BUILDINGS & RISING TERRAIN. HOWEVER, THE ACFT ENTERED A STEEP DSCNT & CRASHED ON A WOODEN WALKWAY ALONG THE SHORELINE NEAR THE SEAPLANE DOCK. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS EVIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jun 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Bloomfield, Pette E. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 MARK 1 | Sitka, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ruth Lake, Alaska, United States | Branch River Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Cessna 210L | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Engineered Systems, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Alvin L. Ashton | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-14 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | David J. Hilty | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18A | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jul 1988 | Air Command 532 ELITE | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Harsh, Toni H. | No injuries | - |