# NTSB Accident ANC97FA159
> **de Havilland DHC-2** · 1997-09-30 · KETCHIKAN, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97FA159
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08760
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-30
- **Location:** KETCHIKAN, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 55.610401, -131.579971
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-2
- **Registration:** N4787C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's excessive climb and turning maneuver at low altitude, the pilot's inadvertent stall, and the intentional operation of the airplane with the required stall warning system disabled.  Factors associated with this accident were the pilot's overconfidence in the modified airplane's ability, the uninstalled ventral fin, inadequate compliance with the STC by the company, unclear information by the manufacturer, and inadequate surveillance by the FAA.

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