# Accident 20200731009912A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), Soldotna, AK, July 31, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2020, 08:27 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZKTC
- Location: 60.4956° N, 151.0169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4956&lon=-151.0169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4982U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4982U-2022-03-12) (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)
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,530 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200731009912A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CONVERGED AT TIME AND COORDINATES GIVEN. THIS AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE IN A CRUISE-CLIMB AT A WESTERLY HEADING BASED ON AIR TRAFFIC DATA, WHEN IT CONVERGED WITH THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE PA-12 INVOLVED WAS PAINTED DARK GREEN ON THE WINGS WITH A DARK GREEN AND TAN FUSELAGE. THIS MAY HAVE MADE THE PA-12 DIFFICULT TO SEE AGAINST A FORESTED BACKGROUND.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2587M, Piper PA-12: [Accident 20200731011842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200731011842A)

## 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 ANC20LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA074), Jul 31, 2020: De Havilland DHC-2 (N4982U), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage, 7 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane. Contributing to the accident were (1) the PA-12 pilot’s decision to fly with a known severe vision deficiency that had resulted in…

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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