Plane Crash List

De Havilland DHC-2 N8190Y

12 August 1992 · Crescent Lake, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 12 August 1992 at about 19:45 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N8190Y, operated by Alaska West Air Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Crescent Lake, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Crescent Lake, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-2
Registration
N8190Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Alaska West Air Service, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Kenai → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC92LA128

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 1 4

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S MISJUDGING HIS ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GLASSY WATER CONDITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS AFTER LEVELING THE WINGS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR A GLASSY WATER LANDING ON A LARGE LAKE, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A HARD PREMATURE LANDING. THE FLOATS WERE SEPARATED, AND THE AIRPLANE SANK IMMEDIATELY. THE PILOT SAID THAT BECAUSE OF THE FLAT LIGHTING AND GLASSY WATER CONDITIONS HE LOST HIS DEPTH PERCEPTION AND MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE. HE SAID WHEN THE AIRPLANE HIT THE WATER HE THOUGHT HE WAS STILL 70 TO 80 FEET ABOVE THE WATER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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