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Aviation accident GAA17CA332
NONE · CESSNA 208 · 2017-05-24 · Elfin Cove, AK, USA
Event
- NTSB number
GAA17CA332- Event ID
20170612X33614- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2017-05-24
- Location
- Elfin Cove, AK, USA
- Coordinates
- 58.195278, -136.348327
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 8
- Total aboard
- 8
Aircraft
- Make
- CESSNA
- Model
- 208
- Registration
- N1265U
- FAR Part
- 135
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to recognize the magnitude of the swell size during landing, which resulted in a tail-low hard water landing.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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