Accident: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK.I
Aug 5, 2021 · Ketchikan, AK
NTSB numberANC21FA069Event id20210806103647
- 6
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight rules (VFR) flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the FAA’s reliance on voluntary compliance with the Ketchikan Operator’s Letter of Agreement.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Dehavilland DHC-2 MK.I
- Registration
- N1249K
- Year built
- 1965
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Loring Seaplane Base (WLR)16 nm (29 km) north-west
- Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB)17 nm (32 km) south-west
- Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)18 nm (34 km) south-west
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