Plane Crash List

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.

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no coordinates
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