# NTSB Accident ANC97FA001
> **de Havilland DHC-2** · 1996-10-13 · KETCHIKAN, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97FA001
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06825
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-13
- **Location:** KETCHIKAN, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 55.609901, -131.580291
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-2
- **Registration:** N64276
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

continued flight by the pilot into adverse weather condition, and his failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from mountainous terrain.  Factors related to the accident were the high/mountainous terrain, and weather conditions that included low ceilings.

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