# NTSB investigations: Dehavilland DHC-3 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. Page 1 of 2 · 62 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB WPR26LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA274.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Eastsound, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jul 24, 2026 · N709KA · Destroyed > On July 23, 2026, about 1720 Pacific daylight time, a De Havilland DHC-3 Otter airplane, N709KA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Eastsound, Washington. The pilot and two passengers were seriously injured, and eight… - [NTSB ANC26LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA067.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Denali National Park, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Jul 3, 2026 · N424KT · Substantial damage - [NTSB ERA26LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA172.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Dry Tortugas, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Apr 11, 2026 · N708KA · Substantial damage > On April 11, 2026, about 0845 eastern daylight time, an amphibious DeHavilland DHC-3, N708KA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Dry Tortugas, Florida. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of… - [NTSB DCA22MA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22MA193.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Freeland, WA · Accident · 10 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Sep 4, 2022 · N725TH · Destroyed > The in-flight unthreading of the clamp nut from the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator barrel due to a missing lock ring, which resulted in the horizontal stabilizer moving to an extreme trailing-edge-down position rendering the airplane’s pitch… - [NTSB CEN22LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA372.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2022 · N320KT · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a ditch. - [NTSB ANC22LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA035.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Yakutat, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 24, 2022 · N703TH · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to determine the actual weight and balance of the airplane before departure, which resulted in the airplane being operated outside of the aft center of gravity limits and the subsequent aerodynamic stall on final approach. Contributing to… - [NTSB ANC22LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA019.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Deadhorse, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 21, 2022 · N413JP · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path in flat light conditions, which resulted in landing short of the runway and impact with terrain. - [NTSB ANC21LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA094.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Bettles, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 21, 2021 · N560TR · Substantial damage > The seizure of the engine during flight for undetermined reasons, which led to a total loss of engine power. - [NTSB CEN19MA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19MA141.md): De Havilland DHC-2 · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · May 13, 2019 · N952DB · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > 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 airplanes’ traffic display systems, while operating in a geographic… - [NTSB ANC18FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA053.md): De Havilland DHC 3 · Hydaburg, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2018 · N3952B · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. - [NTSB ANC16LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA034.md): De Havilland DHC3 · Homer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2016 · N104BM · Substantial damage > An in-flight collision with a bald eagle, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. - [NTSB ANC15FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15FA071.md): Dehavilland DHC 3T · Iliamna, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2015 · N928RK · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to depart in dark night, visual meteorological conditions over water, which resulted in his subsequent spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to determine the airplane's… - [NTSB ANC15MA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15MA041.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · 9 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Jun 25, 2015 · N270PA · Substantial damage > (1) the pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his geographic disorientation and controlled flight into terrain; and (2) Promech's company culture, which tacitly endorsed flying in… - [NTSB ANC15LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA037.md): Dehavilland DHC-3T · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 2015 · N3125N · Substantial damage > The flutter failure of the right elevator servo tab due to the improper fabrication of the servo tab and maintenance personnel’s subsequent failure to detect anomalies with the servo tab. - [NTSB ANC14LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA035.md): Dehavilland DHC-3T · Homer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2014 · N3125N · Substantial damage > The flutter failure of the right elevator servo tab due to the improper fabrication of the servo tab and maintenance personnel’s subsequent failure to detect anomalies with the servo tab. - [NTSB DCA13MA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13MA121.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Soldotna, AK · Accident · 10 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2013 · N93PC · Destroyed > The operator's failure to determine the actual cargo weight, leading to the loading and operation of the airplane outside of the weight and center of gravity limits contained in the airplane flight manual, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing… - [NTSB ANC11FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11FA107.md): Dehavilland DHC-3T · Kodiak, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2011 · N361TT · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree during a low altitude maneuver and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of over-the-counter sedating medications. - [NTSB ANC11LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA048.md): Dehavilland DHC-3T · Bettles Field, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 2011 · N87AW · Substantial damage > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for the landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control. - [NTSB ANC10MA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10MA068.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Aleknagik, AK · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Aug 9, 2010 · N455A · Substantial damage > The pilot's temporary unresponsiveness for reasons that could not be established from the available information. Contributing to the investigation's inability to determine exactly what occurred in the final minutes of the flight was the lack of a cockpit… - [NTSB ANC08CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA065.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 28, 2008 · N565TA · Substantial damage > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in an overload failure of the tail ski assembly during the landing roll. - [NTSB ANC06LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA134.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Wainwright, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 2006 · N3125N · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, and subsequent collision with a ditch when the airplane departed the runway. A factor contributing to the accident was a crosswind. - [NTSB ANC06LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA103.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Juneau, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2006 · N93356 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during approach, which resulted in the airplane impacting the surface of the water. Factors associated with the accident were the flat-light and glassy water conditions, which affected the pilot's ability to… - [NTSB SEA06LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA112.md): de Havilland DHC-3T · Port Townsend, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 2006 · N606KA · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's height above the water during a precautionary landing which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were glassy water conditions, fog, and the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC. - [NTSB ANC05LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA110.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 2005 · N6868B · Minor damage > An electrical arc on the exterior of a fuel pressure line that initiated a fuel leak and fire during cruise flight, which resulted in serious injuries to the pilot as he performed an emergency landing on the water. A factor contributing to the accident was an… - [NTSB ANC04LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA098.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · McGrath, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 2004 · N197TT · Destroyed > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making, his continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Factors contributing to the accident were low ceilings due to smoke, rain, and mist. - [NTSB ANC03LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA021.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Nikolai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 2002 · N3904 · Substantial damage > An improper and undocumented major repair of the elevator torque tube support assembly by an unknown person, which resulted in an in-flight disconnection of the airplane's right elevator, and a jammed rudder. A factor associated with the accident is the… - [NTSB ANC02LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA115.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Tenakee Springs, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 2002 · N335AK · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's speed/distance from a dock resulting in the airplane drifting into a wooden piling during a taxi from landing. A factor in the accident was the presence of a tidal current. - [NTSB ANC01LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA138.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Cordova, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2001 · N254AW · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power during cruise due to the fracture of an engine cylinder exhaust valve. - [NTSB ANC99LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA057.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Healy, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1999 · N3125N · Substantial damage > The pilot's selection of an unsafe/hazardous area for landing. Factors in the accident were the presence of a tail wind, the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions, and a narrow airstrip. - [NTSB ANC93FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA152.md): De Havilland DHC-3 · Nikabuna Lake, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1993 · N321KA · Destroyed > Fluid, fuel starvation as a result of the pilot-in-command's improper in-flight planning/decision. A factor in the accident was the operator's inadequate flight time and fuel upload record keeping. - [NTSB ANC92LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA109.md): De Havilland DHC-3 · Mcgrath, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1992 · N41755 · Substantial damage > The fire in the engine accessory drive assembly. Factor was the rough an uneven forced landing area. - [NTSB ANC90LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA184.md): De Havilland DHC-3 · King Salmon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 1990 · N5322G · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff roll, and failure of not attaining airspeed on takeoff. - [NTSB ANC90LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA103.md): De Havilland DHC-3 · Beaver Village, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1990 · N17689 · Substantial damage > Mechanical failure of an exhaust rocker arm. - [NTSB ANC89LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA156.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Sheenjek River, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1989 · N17689 · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to go around when he was unable to attain the proper touchdown point and his excessive application of brakes during the landing. Contributing factors were: the downdraft, excessive remedial action, and soft terrain. - [NTSB ANC89IA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89IA099.md): De Havilland DHC-3 · Palmer, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1989 · N41755 · No damage > Inadequate lubrication which resulted in the failure of the horizontal stabilizer's trim actuator. - [NTSB SEA89FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA036.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 1989 · N11250 · Destroyed > The pilot's inadvertant flight into IFR conditions and the stall which occurred during the turn to reverse course. Contributing to the accident were the snow conditions encountered. - [NTSB SEA88LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA132.md): De Havilland DHC-3 · Wrangell, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1988 · N55CX · Substantial damage > Plt attempted flight through a mountain pass in the presence of low clouds and fog. Visual ground reference was lost and the acft collided with a snow bank. Plt cited personal and company-induced pressures as factors. Operator completed accident report. - [NTSB ANC88LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA066.md): De Havilland DHC-3 · Eagle, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1988 · N3125N · Substantial damage > The pilot was attempting to land a heavily loaded De Havilland otter (DHC-3) on a gravel strip in rural Alaska. Upon touchdown, the pilot reported that the airplane veered slightly to the right. He unlocked the tail wheel centering device and attempted to… - [NTSB MIA87FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA015.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · San Juan, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1986 · N778L · Destroyed > Witnesses stated that the acft used most of the rwy to takeoff, reached an aprx altitude of 60 feet, then pulled up to clear an embankment. However, the acft struck a tall palm tree & crashed between 2 roads, near an intersection, where the roads merged. The… - [NTSB ANC86LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA160.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · American River, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1986 · N83U · Substantial damage > After landing on a 1200 ft gravel bar, the plt paced off the available area, estimated the load to pick up, then loaded the acft. Due to the x-wind, he used less than takeoff flaps. He began taking off, but after lift-off, the acft 'seemed to hit a… - [NTSB ANC85LAA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LAA05.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Cape Douglas, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 11, 1985 · N11250 · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over during a forced landing on a tundra following a loss of pwr. The plt reported he made a low pass over a downed acft on a beach and as he advanced the throttle, a rapid decrease in pwr occurred. The acft and eng were not recovered from the… - [NTSB SEA85FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA034.md): de Havilland DHC-3 Turbo · West Seattle, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1984 · N4247A · Substantial damage > Acft was performing test flt maneuvers when problems with the modified fuel system occurred. Ice blocking a fuel vent line caused a partial collapse of the main (engine feed) fuel cell which produced an errouneous fuel quantity reading. In addition, the main… - [NTSB ANC85LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA014.md): de Havilland Otter DHC-3 · Dan Creek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1984 · N2899J · Substantial damage > According to the plt the acft hit a downdraft, landed hard and struck the wing on the rwy surface. The wind was reported from 360 deg 15 KTS gusting to 20 KTS. - [NTSB ANC83IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA007.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Homer, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 1982 · N3904 · Minor damage > After removing the floats and reinstalling the wheels on the aircraft, the pilot received permission to take off on a roadway bridge thats spans beluga lake. The purpose of the flight was to ferry the plane to nearby Homer airport. On takeoff, the aircraft… - [NTSB ANC82FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82FA081.md): de Havilland DHC-3 · Near Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1982 · N41755 · Substantial damage > The acft experienced a power loss & a forced landing was made on a sandbar. During the landing roll the acft struck a log, folding the main gear. Eng teardown revealed a failed no.4 articulating rod. The rod separated just above the knuckle pin area. - [NTSB ANC81DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA076.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · South Naknek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 4, 1981 · N98T · Substantial damage - [NTSB ANC80FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA081.md): Dehavnd Can DHC-3 · Togiak, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Aug 3, 1980 · N433GR · Destroyed - [NTSB ANC79DA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA066.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Trail Creek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 1, 1979 · N90575 · Substantial damage - [NTSB ANC78FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA059.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Kotzebue, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 22, 1978 · N26641 · Destroyed - [NTSB FTW78FRG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG39.md): Dehaviland DHC-3 · Del Rio, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · May 10, 1978 · N5370G · Destroyed Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?model=2802412&page=2 ## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2802412', '2800202', '2802414')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2802412 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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