Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 N353PM,
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Date:Wednesday 19 June 2002
Time:16:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator:Promech Inc.
Registration: N353PM
MSN: 771
Year of manufacture:1981
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Ketchikan, Alaska -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:


Probable Cause: The failure of a ground handler to follow company procedures/directives, and his premature release of a mooring line. Factors associated with the accident were the congested operations area, and the operator's failure to provide adequate safe zones for the airplanes.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC02LA053
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 7 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC02LA053

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
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CFIT

Revision history:

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