De Havilland DHC-2 N167W
19 April 1969 · Craig, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 April 1969 at about 13:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N167W, operated by Simpson Air SE, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Craig, Alaska, United States. 9 people were on board and 9 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Craig, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N167W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Simpson Air SE
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1045
People
9 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
OBSERVED TO MAKE STEEP, NOSE HIGH TURN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 1969 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Interior Air T | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1969 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Wenatchee, Wisconsin, United States | Airwest Airlin | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Nov 1968 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Simpson Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1968 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1970 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Barter Isle, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1970 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |