# NTSB ANC79FAD02: Dehavilland DHC-2, N68086, Ketchican, AK, January 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1979
- Place: Ketchican, AK · KETCHICAN, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FAD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1562  79/1/23  NR.KETCHICAN,AK       DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 5919
        TIME - 1030                    N68086              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KETCHICAN,AK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. STEEP 180 TURN CLOSE TO WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68086](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68086-1980-11-26), registration cancelled 1980-11-26, S/N 1383 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland-Webber Airlines DHC-2 BEAVER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-webber-airlines-dhc-2-beaver) (registry code 2807001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790123001429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123001429A), Jan 23, 1979: Dhav DHC2/, Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed. Atco training flight. Instructor had pilot make a steep turn on go around. Struck tree.

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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