# NTSB Accident ANC18LA027
> **DEHAVILLAND DHC 6 TWIN OTTER** · 2018-03-21 · Arctic Ocean, OF, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC18LA027
- **Event ID:** 20180322X70555
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-03-21
- **Location:** Arctic Ocean, OF, USA
- **Coordinates:** 72.300834, -148.79472
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DEHAVILLAND
- **Model:** DHC 6 TWIN OTTER
- **Registration:** N716JP
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight crew's improper decision to deliberately operate the airplane at low altitude and along a flightpath that resulted in a collision with a pedestrian after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pedestrian's proximity to the runway.

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