Accident · 2006-06-01

NTSB case SEA06LA112 · de Havilland DHC-3T · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2006-06-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-3T (N606KA)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Kenmore Air Harbor, LLC Matched by aircraft (N-number)

Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's height above the water during a precautionary landing which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were glassy water conditions, fog, and the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC.

Source: NTSB case SEA06LA112

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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