# Accident 20180710009729A: Dehavilland DHC-3, Hydaberg, AK, July 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2018, 08:20 local time
- Place: Hydaberg, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TQ0A
- Location: 55.2575° N, 132.6036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.2575&lon=-132.6036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3952B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3952B-2021-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-3
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 10
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 27,500 total, 306 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180710009729A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 10, 2018, ABOUT 0835 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A SINGLE-ENGINE, TURBINE-POWERED, FLOAT-EQUIPPED DE HAVILLAND DHC3T OTTER AIRPLANE, N3952B, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IMPACT WITH ROCKY, MOUNTAINOUS, RISING TERRAIN ABOUT 9 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HYDABURG, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO BLUE AIRCRAFT, LLC AND OPERATED BY TAQUAN AIR AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ON-DEMAND COMMERCIAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. OF THE 11 OCCUPANTS ON BOARD, THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS UNINJURED, FOUR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND SIX PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. MARGINAL VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED STEAMBOAT BAY ABOUT 0747 DESTINED FOR KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.

## 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 ANC18FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA053), Jul 10, 2018: De Havilland DHC 3 (N3952B), Hydaburg, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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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