ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190421
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| Date: | Friday 30 September 2016 |
| Time: | 08:37 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mk-1 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Kenmore Air Harbor Inc |
| Registration: | N6781L |
| MSN: | 788 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7395 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R985AN/14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rosario Strait between San Juan and Lopez Islands, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Seattle, WA (W55) |
| Lopez, WA (81W) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While maneuvering at low altitude for a water landing, the commercial pilot of the float-equipped airplane encountered low visibility due to ground fog. The pilot initiated a go-around, but the airplane impacted the water, bounced, and impacted the water a second time before coming to rest upright. The airplane subsequently sank and was not recovered. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The operator further reported that other company pilots who were flying on the day of the accident stated that the low visibility conditions were easily avoided by a slight course deviation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to land in an area of low visibility and ground fog, which resulted in collision with water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=6781L
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 April 2001 | N6781L | Kenmore Air Harbor, Inc. | 0 | Seattle, WA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2016 18:34 | Geno | Added |
| 30-Sep-2016 18:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2016 19:10 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2016 06:21 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2016 18:01 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source] |
| 03-Oct-2016 18:15 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2016 19:52 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2018 13:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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