De Havilland DHC-2 MK 1 C-FPCG

Summary

On 24 June 2013 at about 15:44 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 MK 1 registered C-FPCG, operated by Seair Seaplanes, was involved in an accident near Half Moon Bay, Canada. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 June 2013 at 15:44

Classification

Accident

Location

Half Moon Bay, Canada

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2 MK 1

Registration

C-FPCG

Operator

Seair Seaplanes

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Toda Inlet → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC13RA061

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

On June 24, 2013, at 1544 coordinated universal time, a DeHavilland DHC-2MK 1, Canadian registered C-FPCG, owned and operated by Seair Seaplanes, was substantially damaged near Half Moon Bay, Canada. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and three passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Toda Inlet, Canada. The Canadian investigators received reports that while en route at 2,000 feet, the engine suffered a catastrophic failure and the propeller separated from the engine, damaging both floats. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government or Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Tel.: (1) 819-994-4252 (1) 819-997-7887 (24 hour) E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (1) 819-953-9586 Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.