# Accident 19961212039309A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Ketchikan, AK, December 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1996, 09:05 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FYWA
- Location: 55.6098° N, 131.5793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6098&lon=-131.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67694, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67694-1997-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 17,800 total, 8,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961212039309A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF AND SANK IN 400 FT OF WATER. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGER, HE AND THE PILOT HAD JUST TAKEN OFF, AND AS THEY WERE CLIMBING OUT OVER AN OPEN WATER PORTION OF A BAY, THE PILOT SAID, 'HERE COMES A GUST.'  REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT ADDED ENGINE POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN DESCENDING. THE RIGHT WING STARTED TO DIP, AND THE NOSE STARTED TO DROP. THE PILOT HAD THE CONTROL YOKE TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT, THEN YELLED THAT THEY WERE GOING IN. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN THE WATER, AND THE PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. HE DID NOT SEE THE PILOT. THE DECEASED PILOT WAS FOUND STILL STRAPPED IN HIS SEAT SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHEN A PORTION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC97LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA014), Dec 12, 1996: de Havilland DHC-2 (N67694), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with terrain (water). A factor associated with…

## Other reports on N67694 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930825038249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930825038249I), Aug 25, 1993: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N67694), Nauket, AK, Minor damage. While taxiing on the step, aircraft made sharp right turn. Right wing hit water. Had glassy water conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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