De Havilland DHC-2 N123EF

Summary

On 30 July 1998 at about 16:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N123EF was involved in an accident near Nondalton, Alaska, United States. 7 people were on board and one died. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 July 1998 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Nondalton, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.9607, -154.8707

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2

Registration

N123EF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC98LA112

1 person died.

The pilot's inadequate procedures/directives when he allowed a passenger to exit the cabin area while the propeller was still turning, and the passenger's failure to follow the pilot's instructions to stay away from the propeller. A factor associated with the accident is the passenger's unfamiliarity with aircraft.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the float equipped fishing lodge airplane instructed his passenger, a guide employed by the lodge, to exit the airplane's cabin and stand on a float in preparation for docking at a remote site. The pilot reminded the guide, a new lodge employee unfamiliar with aircraft, to stay behind the door until he shut the engine off, and the propeller had stopped. The guide did not stay behind the door, but walked forward on the float prior to engine/propeller stoppage. The guide was fatally injured when he was struck by the propeller.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.