# Accident 20190520004909A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), Metlakatla, AK, May 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2019, 15:56 local time
- Place: Metlakatla, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TQ0A
- Location: 55.1317° N, 131.5705° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.1317&lon=-131.5705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67667, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67667-2021-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,638 total, 28 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190520004909A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 20, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1556 ALASKA TIME, N67667, A DE HAVILLAND DHC-2, FLIPPED OVER SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN METLAKATLA HARBOR. EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS ASSERT THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. AS N67667 TOUCHED DOWN, THE DOWNWIND (STARBOARD) FLOAT DUG INTO THE WATER AND THEN THE DOWNWIND (STARBOARD) WING SUBSEQUENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE WATER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VIOLENTLY FLIP OVER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC19FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA019), May 20, 2019: De Havilland DHC 2 (N67667), Metlakatla, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. 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…

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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