De Havilland DHC-2 accident near Ketchikan, AK
On May 13, 2019, a De Havilland DHC-2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ketchikan, AK. 6 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 13, 2019
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 9 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 55.426°N, 131.505°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190514X70427
Official records · CEN19MA141
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Sequence of events
- Midair collision (Maneuvering, defining event)
- Midair collision (Maneuvering, defining event)
NTSB findings
- Visual function · Pilot (Personnel issues › Physical › Sensory ability/limitation)
- Visual function · Pilot (Personnel issues › Physical › Sensory ability/limitation)
- Visual function · Pilot of other aircraft (Personnel issues › Physical › Sensory ability/limitation)
- Visual function · Pilot of other aircraft (Personnel issues › Physical › Sensory ability/limitation)
- Central warning · Not specified (Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Indicating/recording systems)
- Central warning · Not specified (Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Indicating/recording systems)
- Equip certification/testing · FAA/Regulator (Organizational issues › Development › Selection/certification/testing)
- Equip certification/testing · FAA/Regulator (Organizational issues › Development › Selection/certification/testing)
- Navigation system · Design (Aircraft › Aircraft systems)
- Navigation system · Design (Aircraft › Aircraft systems)
- Adequacy of policy/proc · FAA/Regulator (Organizational issues › Management › Policy/procedure)
- Adequacy of policy/proc · FAA/Regulator (Organizational issues › Management › Policy/procedure)
- Equipment/operational · Effect on operation (Environmental issues › Task environment › Pressures/demands)
- Equipment/operational · Effect on operation (Environmental issues › Task environment › Pressures/demands)
- Navigation system · Incorrect use/operation (Aircraft › Aircraft systems)
- Adequacy of policy/proc · Operator (Organizational issues › Management › Policy/procedure)
- Safety programs · FAA/Regulator (Organizational issues › Support/oversight/monitoring)
Conditions
- Local time
- 8:21 PM
- Light
- Daylight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 130° at 11 kt, gusts 17
- Visibility
- 10 mi
From Wikipedia
On May 13, 2019, a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane operated by Mountain Air Service collided with a Taquan Air de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Otter floatplane over George Inlet, Alaska, United States. The DHC-2 broke up in mid-air with the loss of all four passengers and the pilot. The DHC-3 pilot was able to maintain partial control – enough to perform a forced landing on George Inlet – but the aircraft sustained substantial damage in the collision and the landing; the pilot suffered minor injuries, nine passengers suffered serious injuries, and one passenger was killed. Both aircraft were conducting sightseeing flights under visual flight rules, which state that the pilot of each aircraft is responsible for visually ensuring adequate separation from other air traffic, commonly known as "see and avoid".
Text from Wikipedia, “2019 Alaska mid-air collision”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Browse: Alaska · De Havilland aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
