NONE · Cessna 206 · 2003-08-14 · Ketchikan, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC03CA114
Event ID
20031015X01732
Type
Accident
Date
2003-08-14
Location
Ketchikan, AK, USA
Coordinates
55.366664, -131.733337
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
4
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
206
Registration
N59352
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, which resulted in an in-flight collision with ocean waves. A factor associated with the accident was large waves/swells.