De Havilland DHC-2 N17597
30 November 1968 · Ketchikan, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 November 1968 at about 15:40 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N17597, operated by Simpson Air SE, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N17597
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Simpson Air SE
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4294
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
MTN PASS BLOCKED BY CLOUDS. PLT ENTERED SNOW CLOUD DURING TURNAROUND, LOST CONTROL. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 1968 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1969 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Interior Air T | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1969 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Wenatchee, Wisconsin, United States | Airwest Airlin | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 1969 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Craig, Alaska, United States | Simpson Air SE | Fatal | 9 |
| 15 Sep 1967 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Whitewater Lk, Canada | Skubic Brother | Fatal | 5 |
| 2 May 1970 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Barter Isle, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |