N62355 is a 1957 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A). It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 8 seats, powered by a P&W R-985 series rated at 450 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Juneau, AK. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in May 1994. It has been registered to its current owner since May 1994. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 69 years old
- 1 of 97 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
1994
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On May 10, 2008, about 1730 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped de Havilland DHC-2 airplane, N62355, sustained substantial damage when it collided with a large bird during the landing approach, about 3/4 mile southwest of the Juneau International Seaplane base, Juneau, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand passenger flight under Title 14, CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by Ward Air Inc., Juneau. The airline transport certificated pilot, and the two passengers, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Funter Bay Seaplane base, about 1700.
On May 13, A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector, Juneau Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), reported that the operator informed him of a collision with a bird that resulted in structural damage to the right wing leading edge. The pilot did not submit an NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report.
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