de Havilland DHC-2 near Juneau, AK — 2008-05-11
Final reportANC08LA067
- Date
- 2008-05-11
- Location
- Juneau, AK, USA
- Airport
- PAJN
- Aircraft
- de Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N62355
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
Structural damage to the airplane as the result of a birdstrike.
NTSB narrative
During an on-demand air taxi flight, the pilot was approaching a seaplane base for landing in a float-equipped airplane when it collided with a large bird. An FAA airworthiness inspector, Juneau Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), reported that the operator informed him of a collision with the bird that resulted in structural damage to the right wing leading edge.
NTSB coding
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