Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver N3790G,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 9310
 
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Date:Saturday 25 November 1978
Time:15:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Owner/operator:Tyee Airlines
Registration: N3790G
MSN: 600/1349
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Hydaburg, AK -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Ketchkan, AK
Destination airport:Hydaburg, AK
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
float equipped.Company flight plan.Witness stated ceiling low & closing down in area.
Controlled flight into terrain.

Sources:

NTSB
http://www.dhc-2.com/cn600.html

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
12 January 1959 53-2806 United States Air Force (USAF) 2 14 mi N of Stehekin, WA sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
31-Jul-2011 11:25 TB Updated [Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
31-Jul-2011 11:33 TB Updated [Cn]

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