# NTSB Accident ANC13FA054
> **DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1** · 2013-06-04 · Petersburg, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC13FA054
- **Event ID:** 20130605X32343
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-06-04
- **Location:** Petersburg, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 56.784721, -132.568054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DEHAVILLAND
- **Model:** BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1
- **Registration:** N616W
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate altitude above the trees, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to avoid the trees, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin and an uncontrolled descent.

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