Amateur-built DHC-2 accident near Angoon, Alaska, May 29, 1989
On May 29, 1989 at about 8:45 pm local time, a amateur-built DHC-2, registered N67669, was substantially damaged in an accident near Angoon, Alaska. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
PILOT FAILED TO ASSURE THE LANDING GEAR ON THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS WERE RETRACTED FOR THE WATER LANDING.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 29, 1989 · about 8:45 pm local time
- Place
- Angoon, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built DHC-2
- Registration
- N67669 · registry record · serial 917
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT LANDED THE AMPHIBIAN LANDING GEAR EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON WATER WITH THE WHEELS EXTENDED, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER TO AN INVERTED ATTITUDE ON TOUCHDOWN.
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number SEA89FA092.