Accident · 1998-07-30

NTSB case ANC98LA112 · de Havilland DHC-2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-07-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2 (N123EF)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate procedures/directives when he allowed a passenger to exit the cabin area while the propeller was still turning, and the passenger's failure to follow the pilot's instructions to stay away from the propeller. A factor associated with the accident is the passenger's unfamiliarity with aircraft.

Source: NTSB case ANC98LA112

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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