The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Anchorage, Alaska
Newhalen Lodge Inc
Location: Kokhanok, Alaska
Accident Number: ANC22LA050
Date and Time: June 25, 2022, 18:00 Local
Registration: N600NL
Aircraft: DEHAVILLAND BEAVER U-6A
Injuries: 7 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Business
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: DEHAVILLAND
Registration: N600NL
Model/Series: BEAVER U-6A
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PAIL,160 ft msl
Observation Time: 17:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 19 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 14°C /10°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 6 knots / , 150°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.27 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: Company VFR
Departure Point: Kokhanok, AK
Destination: Kokhanok, AK
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 6 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 7 None
Latitude, Longitude: 59.439361,-154.7681
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances into a lake and flipped over.
Date: 26-JUN-22
Time: 02:20:00Z
Regis#: N600NL
Aircraft Make: DEHAVILLAND
Aircraft Model: BEAVER U-6A
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
City: KOKHANOK
State: Alaska
All seven aboard get out okay and picked up in skiffs. Story:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2022/06/26/plane-crashes-into-lake-iliamna-in-southwest-alaska-with-7-on-board-minor-injuries-reported/
Promo photo of the beaver:
https://newhalenlodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Newhalen-Lodge-Service-and-Equipment-2-300x225.jpg