Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 accident near Ketchikan, AK
On July 23, 2010, a Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ketchikan, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 23, 2010
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK
- Aircraft
- Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 55.401°N, 131.736°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100723X60734
Official records · ANC10FA064
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 23, 2010, about 0727 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped de Havilland DHC-2 (Beaver) airplane, N9290Z, sustained substantial damage during a collision with tree-covered terrain about 5 miles north-northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand air taxi flight under 14 CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. The airplane was owned by Radial Power Enterprises LLC, and operated by Pacific Airways, Inc., Ketchikan. The certificated commercial pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions were reported in the area at the time of the accident, and company flight following procedures were in effect. At the time of the accident the flight was returning to the operator's base of operation at the Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base, Ketchikan. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on July 23, about 0830, the operator's dispatcher reported that the flight departed Ketchikan at 0630 for a round trip flight to Throne Bay, Alaska, which is about 35 miles northwest of Ketchikan. He said that the purpose of the flight was to transport baggage and boxes of frozen fish to Ketchikan. The dispatcher said that about 0710, as the flight was returning to Ketchikan, the pilot announced his inbound position near Ship Island, en route to the operator's airport dock, with 640 pounds of cargo. The dispatcher said he verified the airplane's inbound position using the company's Comprehensive Analysis of
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue the flight toward his destination in significant turbulence and downdrafts, and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane while flying low over rising terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
