# Fatal NTSB investigations: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC20LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA074.md): De Havilland DHC-2 · Soldotna, AK · Accident · 7 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 31, 2020 · N4982U · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > 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 denial of his most recent application for medical certification…
- [NTSB WPR20FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA206.md): Cessna TU206 · Coeur d'Alene, ID · Accident · 8 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 5, 2020 · N6373U · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid the other airplane.
- [NTSB ANC19FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA019.md): De Havilland DHC 2 · Metlakatla, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · May 20, 2019 · N67667 · Substantial damage
  > 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 inadequate operational control of the flight release process,…
- [NTSB ANC18FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA063.md): De Havilland DHC-2 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2018 · N323KT · Substantial damage
  > Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered due to the inaccessible nature of the accident site.
- [NTSB ANC18FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA055.md): De Havilland DHC-2 · Willow, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Jul 19, 2018 · N9878R · Destroyed
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during departure climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to load the airplane beyond its allowable gross weight and center…
- [NTSB ANC07FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA068.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2007 · N995WA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to continue under visual flight rules into an area of instrument metrological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, and the FAA's inadequate surveillance of the commercial air tour…
- [NTSB ANC06FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06FA131.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2006 · N836KA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain. A factor associated with the accident was a low cloud ceiling.
- [NTSB ANC04FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FAMS2.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Sitka, AK · Accident · 5 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Sep 20, 2004 · N712TS · Destroyed
  > Reason for occurrence is undetermined. The airplane is missing.
- [NTSB ANC98LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA112.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Nondalton, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1998 · N123EF · No damage
  > The pilot's inadequate procedures/directives when he allowed a passenger to exit the cabin area while the propeller was still turning, and the passenger's failure to follow the pilot's instructions to stay away from the propeller. A factor associated with the…
- [NTSB ANC97LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA014.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 1996 · N67694 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with terrain (water). A factor associated with the accident was the gusty wind condition.
- [NTSB ANC96FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA101.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Elfin Cove, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1996 · N54LA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from rising terrain. Factors associated with the accident were the rising terrain and clouds.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2808002'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=2808002

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