# NTSB Accident ANC97LA014
> **de Havilland DHC-2** · 1996-12-12 · KETCHIKAN, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA014
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07125
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-12
- **Location:** KETCHIKAN, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 55.609836, -131.579269
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-2
- **Registration:** N67694
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

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.

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