Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver N1018H,
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Date:Thursday 8 January 1987
Time:14:36 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Owner/operator:Foster Goodrich
Registration: N1018H
MSN: 732
Year of manufacture:1954
Total airframe hrs:9448 hours
Engine model:P&W R985SB3
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Shoal Cove, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Ketchikan, AK (KTN)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE DHC-2 AIR TAXI ACFT HAD LANDED AT SHOAL COVE, AK AND WAS STEP TAXIING TO TH FLOAT PLANE DOCK. DURING THE TAXI THE ACFTS LEFT WING CONTACTED A WIRE CABLE ATTACHED TO AN 'A' FRAME ACROSS THE PATH OF THE ACFT. THE CABLE HAD BEEN PUT UP THE DAY BEFORE AND WAS NOT MARKED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA87LA044
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB SEA87LA044

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
30 January 1986 N127WA Temsco Airlines 0 Metlakatla, AK min
29 May 1990 N1018H Ketchikan Air Service 0 Ketchikan, AK sub

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