Accident · 2005-03-07

NTSB case ANC05LA046 · de Havilland DHC-2 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2005-03-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2 (N3307S)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: FLY DENALI INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Fly Denali, Inc.

Probable cause

Aerodynamic flutter of the ailerons during normal cruise flight due to their improper maintenance/balancing, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane's wings.

Source: NTSB case ANC05LA046

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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