# NTSB Accident ANC17LA032
> **DEHAVILLAND DHC-2** · 2017-06-18 · Ketchikan, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC17LA032
- **Event ID:** 20170620X12549
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-06-18
- **Location:** Ketchikan, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 55.531944, -130.59111
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 7
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DEHAVILLAND
- **Model:** DHC-2
- **Registration:** N930TG
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of the takeoff distance needed to depart the lake, and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the water during a turn to avoid terrain, which resulted in impact with water.

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