De Havilland DHC-2 CF-MGS

Summary

On 23 July 1969 at about 11:14 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered CF-MGS, operated by Airwest Airlin, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wenatchee, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 July 1969 at 11:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Wenatchee, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Pangborn

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2

Registration

CF-MGS

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Airwest Airlin

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

Nanaimo, Bc → S

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

E-0023

1 person died.

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. LND ON SWIFT RIVER. OP DISPATCHED FLT INTO AREA WITH NO DOCKING FACIL. PX DROWNED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.