Aviation Crash Map

De Havilland DHC-2 N67207

12 September 1988 · Ruth Lake, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 September 1988 at about 00:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N67207, operated by Branch River Air Service, was involved in an accident near Ruth Lake, Alaska, United States. 3 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 00:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Ruth Lake, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-2
Registration
N67207
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Branch River Air Service
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
King Salmon → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC88LA137

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

THE AIR TAXI PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND HIS FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON A REMOTE MOUNTAIN LAKE IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. HE STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN WITH A TAILWIND COMPONENT OF APPROXIMATELY 5 KNOTS, BUT THAT THE TAILWIND INCREASED RAPIDLY DURING A GUST, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO DECELERATE MUCH LESS QUICKLY THAN HE HAD ANTICIPATED. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE BEACH WITH ENOUGH FORWARD VELOCITY TO CAUSE IT TO NOSE OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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