De Havilland DHC-2 N67694

Summary

On 12 December 1996 at about 13:05 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N67694, operated by Taquan Air Service, was involved in an accident near Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 December 1996 at 13:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Ketchikan, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

55.6098, -131.5793

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2

Registration

N67694

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Taquan Air Service

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Johnson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC97LA014

1 person died.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with terrain (water). A factor associated with the accident was the gusty wind condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the passenger, he and the pilot had just taken off, and as they were climbing out over an open water portion of a bay, the pilot said, 'here comes a gust.' Reportedly, the pilot added engine power, and the airplane began descending. The right wing started to dip, and the nose started to drop. The pilot had the control yoke turned all the way to the left, then yelled that they were going in. The airplane crashed in the water, and the passenger exited the airplane through the windshield. He did not see the pilot. The deceased pilot was found still strapped in his seat several days later, when a portion of the wreckage was recovered.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.