De Havilland DHC-2 N68081
9 December 1982 · Near Klawock, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 December 1982 at about 21:10 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N68081, operated by Tyee Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Near Klawock, Alaska, United States. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Near Klawock, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 55.5393, -132.9600
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N68081
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tyee Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ketchikan → Craig
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA83AA028
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 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
AT 1236 THE FLT DEPARTED KETCHIKAN SEAPLANE BASE WITH A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE & AT 1240 REPORTED CLEAR OF THE CONTROL ZONE. THE NEXT & LAST TRANSMISSION BY THE PLT WAS MADE TO THE COMPANY VIA FM RADIO AT ABOUT 1340. THIS REPORT WAS ISSUEDIN THE VICINITY OF HAPPY HARBOR (PASSING OVER KASAAN ISLAND) & WAS THE APPROXIMATE MID-POINT OF THE FLT TO CRAIG. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT FLYING SW OVER TWELVEMILE ARM TOWARD HOLLIS. UPON REACHING HOLLIS THE FLT WOULD BE EXPECTED TO TURN WEST & CROSS INLAND OVER PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND UNTIL REACHING THE WEST SHORELINE & THENCE DIRECTLY TO CRAIG. THERE WAS A FOG BANK ABOUT 2 MI PRIOR TO HOLLIS IN TWELVEMILE ARM & THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO REVERSE COURSE AS THE WX WAS APPROACHED & PROCEED NORTH. THE ACFT WAS LOST FROM SIGHT DUE TO TREES & RAPIDLY UPSLOPING TERRAIN. AN INCREASE IN ENG SOUND WAS HEARD PRIOR TO THE CRASH. WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE CLOUDS AS ESSENTIALLY BROKEN WITH BASES AT ABOUT 1000 FT OVER THE WATER & OBSTRUCTING THE TOPS OF SOME OF THE HIGHER ISLANDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1982 | De Havilland DHC-2-MK3 | Near Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1982 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Near Port Alswo, Alaska, United States | Alvin D. Carrell | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1983 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1981 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Ketchum Air SE | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1983 | De Havilland DHC-2, MK-1 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1981 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Channel Flying | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-12 | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Seven Star Flying Club Incorpo | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170B | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Robert Rouille Gaines | No injuries | - |
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| 10 Sep 1982 | Cessna 170 | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Vernon L. Roelfs | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1982 | Cessna 207 | Near Anvik, Alaska, United States | Byron R. Walton | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | Gifford Aviation | Serious injuries | - |