Accident · 2007-08-16

NTSB case ANC07MA083 · de Havilland DHC-2 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2007-08-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2 (N345KA)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

An inadvertent aerodynamic stall resulting from the pilot's poor decision-making and inadequate planning and execution when he took off toward nearby rising terrain, in strong winds, under circumstances where his options for maneuvering were severely limited and where his safety margin was, thus, insufficient.

Source: NTSB case ANC07MA083

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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