# NTSB ANC69D0089: Dehavilland DHC-2, N17597, Ketchikan, AK, November 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1968
- Place: Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4294  68/11/30 NR.KETCHIKAN,ALAS     DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 6020
        TIME - 1540                    N17597              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- MTN PASS BLOCKED BY CLOUDS. PLT ENTERED SNOW CLOUD DURING TURNAROUND,LOST CONTROL. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17597](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17597-1989-12-11), registration cancelled 1989-12-11, S/N 500 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2800102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N17597 (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 SEA88LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA029), Dec 7, 1987: de Havilland DHC-2 MK1 (N17597), Metlakatla, AK, substantial damage

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.

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