# Accident 20190513016761A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1, Ketchikan, AK, May 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2019, 12:21 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Ketchikan International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 5MVC
- Location: 55.4256° N, 131.5050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.4256&lon=-131.5050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N952DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N952DB-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 (registry code 2808006, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B (registry code 51654, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK 1
- Reported engine: P & W R-985-AN-14B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19MA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19MA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190513016761A

## Narrative

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

ON MONDAY, MAY 13 AT APPROXIMATELY 1221L, TWO DEHAVILLAND FLOATPLANES COLLIDED NINE MILES NORTHEAST OF KETCHIKAN, AK (GEORGES INLET) AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 3300 FT. N952DB A DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 BEAVER WAS OPERATED BY MOUNTAIN AIR SERVICE. CARRYING ONE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS.THE PILOT REPORTED HAVING 11,000 HOURS ON HIS LAST MEDICAL ON APRIL 29,2019.

AIR TOUR OPERATORS ALL WANT TO BE NEAR THE SAME LANDMARKS WHICH GIVE THE PASSENGERS THE BEST VIEWS. THIS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT IN NEAR PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER AND INCREASES THE CHANCES FOR MID AIR COLLISIONS. ALSO THE FAA SHOULD VERIFY HOW ADS-B COCKPIT DISPLAYS MIGHT BE MODIFIED TO ENHANCE TRAFFIC AWARENESS

THIS RECORD MAY BE AMENDED AT A FUTURE DATE

## 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 CEN19MA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19MA141), May 13, 2019: De Havilland DHC-2 (N952DB), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept, which prevented the two pilots from seeing the other airplane before the collision, and the absence of visual and aural alerts from both…

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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