De Havilland DHC-2 N4747S
24 July 1972 · Juneau, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 July 1972 at about 16:45 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N4747S, operated by Southeast Skyw, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Juneau, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Juneau, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N4747S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Southeast Skyw
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Falls Creek, Alas → Point Bishop, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3295
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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 EQPD, LDG IN CHANNEL, HEAVY SWELLS.ACFT SANK, NOT RCVRD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1972 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Sagwon, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | De Havilland DHC-2 | W.lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1971 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Hurricane, Alaska, United States | Harbor Air SER | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1973 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Sitka, Alaska, United States | Alaska Island | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1973 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | FT Richardson | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1971 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Chicken, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |