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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) · Willow, AK · July 18, 2018

Date
July 18, 2018 · 19:00 local
Place
Willow, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
METC
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9878R
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC18FA055
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total150 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airplane failed to maintain flying speed and crashed into trees after take off from Willow lake.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AND CRASHED INTO TREES AFTER TAKE OFF FROM WILLOW LAKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.