Accident · 2002-09-20

NTSB case ANC02LA123 · de Havilland DHC-2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-09-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2 (N144Q)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PTARMIGAN AIR LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PTARMIGAN AIR

Probable cause

The instructor pilot's inadequate preflight by his failure to remove all frost from the wings prior to takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and in-flight collision with terrain.

Source: NTSB case ANC02LA123

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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