# NTSB investigations: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1

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 ANC25LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA085.md): Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 · Soldotna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 9, 2025 · N232KT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB ANC21LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA062.md): Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 · King Salmon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 19, 2021 · N68080 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the floatplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB ANC19LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA028.md): De Havilland DHC-2 · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2019 · N94DC · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a water loop.
- [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 ANC99LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA007.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Chitina, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 1998 · N94DC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight which failed to detect water contamination in the fuel system. A factor was the unsuitable terrain in the emergency landing area.
- [NTSB ANC98LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA157.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Iliamna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1998 · N700NL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions, and his attempted flight into adverse weather. Factors associated with the accident are high and gusty winds.
- [NTSB ANC83LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA024.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Near Port Alswo, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1982 · N94DC · Substantial damage
  > While landing on the 3,500 ft level of tuxedni glacier the acft skis sank in deep soft snow & the acft flipped over.
- [NTSB NYC80FGT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT14.md): Dehavilland DHC-2 · Chambersburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 22, 1980 · N5330G · Substantial damage

## 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 ('2808006', '2808011'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2808006

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