Juneau - Angoon

On May 29, 1989 at 12:45 PM, Juneau - Angoon experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by Alaska Coastal Airlines, with the event recorded near Angoon Alaska.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot landed the amphibian landing gear equipped aircraft on water with the wheels extended, and the aircraft flipped over to an inverted attitude on touchdown. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N67669, MSN 917, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 57.5033°, -134.5839°.