# NTSB Accident ANC98LA112
> **de Havilland DHC-2** · 1998-07-30 · NONDALTON, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98LA112
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10462
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-30
- **Location:** NONDALTON, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.960735, -154.870742
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 6
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-2
- **Registration:** N123EF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

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.

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