De Havilland DHC-6 N851TB
19 September 1989 · Sleepy Bay, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 1989 at about 20:10 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N851TB, operated by Sound Adventures, was involved in an accident near Sleepy Bay, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sleepy Bay, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N851TB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sound Adventures
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- McPherson Bay → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC89LA168
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN (WATER CONDITION) BY THE PILOT. THE ROUGH WATER CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1989 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 10 |
| 29 Oct 1989 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Halawa, Molokai, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 20 |
| 14 Apr 1989 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1988 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Tau, American Samoa | Somoa Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1990 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Chevak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1990 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Perris Valley, California, United States | One Papa Mike Corp. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1989 | Piper PA-32 | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1989 | Cessna 185E | Alexander Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1989 | Aeronca 15AC | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1989 | Cessna 180-A | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1989 | Cessna 185 | Trinity Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1989 | Cessna 152 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |