Accident · 2006-07-31

NTSB case ANC06LA103 · de Havilland DHC-3 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2006-07-31
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-3 (N93356)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Ward Air, Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WARD AIR INC — Commuter air carrier (135), On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during approach, which resulted in the airplane impacting the surface of the water. Factors associated with the accident were the flat-light and glassy water conditions, which affected the pilot's ability to see the surface of the water.

Source: NTSB case ANC06LA103

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

All incidents →