# NTSB Accident ANC15MA041
> **DEHAVILLAND DHC-3** · 2015-06-25 · Ketchikan, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC15MA041
- **Event ID:** 20150625X15034
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-06-25
- **Location:** Ketchikan, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 55.45639, -131.146118
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 9
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 9
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DEHAVILLAND
- **Model:** DHC-3
- **Registration:** N270PA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

(1) the pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his geographic disorientation and controlled flight into terrain; and (2) Promech's company culture, which tacitly endorsed flying in hazardous weather and failed to manage the risks associated with the competitive pressures affecting Ketchikan-area air tour operators; its lack of a formal safety program; and its inadequate operational control of flight releases.

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