5 fatal · de Havilland DHC-2 · 2007-07-24 · Ketchikan, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC07FA068
Event ID
20070801X01084
Type
Accident
Date
2007-07-24
Location
Ketchikan, AK, USA
Coordinates
55.551387, -130.685562
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
5
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
5
Aircraft
Make
de Havilland
Model
DHC-2
Registration
N995WA
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue under visual flight rules into an area of instrument metrological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, and the FAA's inadequate surveillance of the commercial air tour operator.