Accident · 2001-09-16

NTSB case ANC01LA152 · de Havilland DHC-2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2001-09-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2 (N5343G)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. A factor in the accident was rock(s)/boulders in the area of takeoff.

Source: NTSB case ANC01LA152

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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