Accident · 1997-06-22

NTSB case ANC97LA105 · de Havilland DHC-2 MK-I · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-06-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2 MK-I (N470DB)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Talon Air Service, Inc Matched by aircraft (N-number)

Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged touchdown which resulted in dragging the right wingtip and rupturing the fuel tank. A factor associated with the accident is the rough water conditions.

Source: NTSB case ANC97LA105

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.

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