De Havilland DHC-2 N31618
7 August 1981 · Ketchikan, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1981 at about 10:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N31618, operated by Southeast Alas, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N31618
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Southeast Alas
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Ketchikan, Ak → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3640
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
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.
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FLOAT EQUIPPED.CO FLT PLN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1981 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Ketchum Air SE | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1981 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Channel Flying | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1981 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Cordova, Alaska, United States | Chisum Flying | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1981 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Klawock, Alaska, United States | Tyee Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1980 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kukaklek Lake, Alaska, United States | Katmai Air TAX | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1982 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Near Klawock, Alaska, United States | Tyee Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |