Accident: Dehavilland DHC 3T
Sep 15, 2015 · Iliamna, AK
NTSB numberANC15FA071Event id20150915X52520
- 3
- Fatalities
- 5
- Serious injuries
- 2
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to depart in dark night, visual meteorological conditions over water, which resulted in his subsequent spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to determine the airplane's actual preflight weight and balance and center of gravity (CG), which led to the airplane being loaded and operated outside of the weight and CG limits and to a subsequent aerodynamic stall.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Dehavilland DHC 3T
- Registration
- N928RK
- Year built
- 1954
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Initial climb Loss of control in flight
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Iliamna Airport (ILI)1 nm (3 km) south
- Nondalton Airport (NNL)12 nm (23 km) north
- Kokhanok Airport (KNK)21 nm (39 km) south
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