Accident: Dehavilland DHC-3
Jun 25, 2015 · Ketchikan, AK
NTSB numberANC15MA041Event id20150625X15034
- 9
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
(1) the pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his geographic disorientation and controlled flight into terrain; and (2) Promech's company culture, which tacitly endorsed flying in hazardous weather and failed to manage the risks associated with the competitive pressures affecting Ketchikan-area air tour operators; its lack of a formal safety program; and its inadequate operational control of flight releases.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Dehavilland DHC-3
- Registration
- N270PA
- Year built
- 1958
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Loring Seaplane Base (WLR)19 nm (35 km) north-west
- Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB)19 nm (36 km) west
- Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)20 nm (38 km) west
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