Accident · 1996-09-24

NTSB case ANC96TA163 · de Havilland U-6A · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-09-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: de Havilland U-6A (N67207)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: U.S. GOVT. DEPT OF INTERIOR Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. GOVT. DEPT OF INTERIOR

Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain (water). Turbulence was a related factor.

Source: NTSB case ANC96TA163

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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