On May 20, 2019, the pilot lost control of the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane while landing in the harbor at Metlakatla, Alaska, United States.

The accident was attributed to challenging wind conditions that proved too difficult for the relatively inexperienced pilot to handle.

[4] First responders were able to hoist the aircraft partially out of the water by the empennage and extract the occupants, airplane seats, mail and packages.

The passenger was an epidemiologist who was commuting to an Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium clinic in Metlakatla.

[5][4] Amid increased oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Taquan resumed limited cargo service on May 23,[7] scheduled passenger flights on May 31, and on-demand sightseeing tours on June 3.