Accident · 1989-06-20

NTSB case SEA89LA124 · de Havilland DHC-2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-06-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2 (N46DG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: KETCHIKAN AIR SERVIC, INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): KETCHIKAN AIR SERVIC, INC — Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

THE EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED USED BY THE PILOT IN THE EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY TAILWIND.

Source: NTSB case SEA89LA124

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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