# NTSB Accident ANC99LA007
> **de Havilland DHC-2** · 1998-10-18 · CHITINA, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC99LA007
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11192
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-18
- **Location:** CHITINA, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.450061, -143.150833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 6
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-2
- **Registration:** N94DC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight which failed to detect water contamination in the fuel system. A factor was the unsuitable terrain  in the emergency landing area.

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