Ketchikan - Ketchikan
Flight / Schedule
Ketchikan - Ketchikan
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-2 BeaverRegistration
N68086
MSN
1383
Year of Manufacture
1959
Operator
Tyee AirlinesDate
January 23, 1979 at 10:30 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Ketchikan Alaska
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
55.3431°, -131.6467°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On January 23, 1979 at 10:30 AM, Ketchikan - Ketchikan experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by Tyee Airlines, with the event recorded near Ketchikan Alaska.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a local training mission in the Ketchikan area. While flying at a relative low altitude, the student pilot initiated a steep 180 turn close to water when the airplane struck trees and crashed. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Aircraft reference details include registration N68086, MSN 1383, year of manufacture 1959.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.3431°, -131.6467°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was completing a local training mission in the Ketchikan area. While flying at a relative low altitude, the student pilot initiated a steep 180 turn close to water when the airplane struck trees and crashed. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
2
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Ketchikan - Ketchikan
Operator
Tyee AirlinesFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
Aircraft Details
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