# NTSB Accident ANC19FA019
> **De Havilland DHC 2** · 2019-05-20 · Metlakatla, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC19FA019
- **Event ID:** 20190520X14645
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-05-20
- **Location:** Metlakatla, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 55.131668, -131.57055
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** De Havilland
- **Model:** DHC 2
- **Registration:** N67667
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a quartering tailwind during a water landing, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the company’s inadequate operational control of the flight release process, which resulted in assignment of an inexperienced pilot to a commuter seaplane flight.

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