5 fatal · de Havilland DHC-2 · 2007-08-17 · Ketchikan, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC07MA083
Event ID
20070823X01233
Type
Accident
Date
2007-08-17
Location
Ketchikan, AK, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
5
Serious
4
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
9
Aircraft
Make
de Havilland
Model
DHC-2
Registration
N345KA
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
An inadvertent aerodynamic stall resulting from the pilot's poor decision-making and inadequate planning and execution when he took off toward nearby rising terrain, in strong winds, under circumstances where his options for maneuvering were severely limited and where his safety margin was, thus, insufficient.