# NTSB Accident ANC10FA064
> **DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1** · 2010-07-23 · Ketchikan, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC10FA064
- **Event ID:** 20100723X60734
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-07-23
- **Location:** Ketchikan, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 55.400554, -131.736389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DEHAVILLAND
- **Model:** BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1
- **Registration:** N9290Z
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to continue the flight toward his destination in significant turbulence and downdrafts, and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane while flying low over rising terrain.

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