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Serial Number	263
Registration	N335AK
Model	DHC-3
Year of Manufacture	1958
Engine	Piston - R1340
Location	Juneau, Alaska
Owner	Wings Airline Services Inc
Address	8421 Livingston Way, Juneau, Alaska 99801-8098
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Notes NTSB Accident Report	See also N338AK (262) - same address. NTSB Identification: ANC02LA115. The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number DMS. Scheduled 14 CFR Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Accident occurred Wednesday, September 04, 2002 in TENAKEE SPRINGS, AK Probable Cause Approval Date: 4/18/03 Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-3, registration: N335AK Injuries: 7 Uninjured. The commercial certificated pilot was taxiing an amphibious float-equipped airplane to a seaplane dock after landing on a scheduled air taxi flight. The pilot shut-off the engine as the airplane approached the dock. A tidal current carried the airplane beyond the intended docking area, and the airplane drifted backward into a wooden piling. The operator reported that the left aileron was removed for repair. A 37-inch portion of the aileron trailing edge was replaced. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows: The pilot's misjudgement of the airplane's speed/distance from a dock resulting in the airplane drifting into a wooden piling during a taxi from landing. A factor in the accident was the presence of a tidal current.