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SEA88LA007

1987-10-16 · PETERSBURG, Alaska, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 63A

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT OF THE FLOATPLANE RPRTD THAT AFTER THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN DRG A WATER LNDG & WAS ON THE 'ROLL-OUT,' SHE PUSHED THE CARB HEAT IN & LEANED FORWARD TO RAISE THE FLAPS. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE FLOATPLANE BGN TO SWERVE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL; HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING OF THE FLOATPLANE STRUCK THE WATER, THEN THE ACFT NOSED DOWN & ROLLED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_SEA88LA007.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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