Accident: De Havilland DHC-2
May 13, 2019 · Ketchikan, AK
NTSB numberCEN19MA141Event id20190514X70427
- 6
- Fatalities
- 9
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept, which prevented the two pilots from seeing the other airplane before the collision, and the absence of visual and aural alerts from both airplanes’ traffic display systems, while operating in a geographic area with a high concentration of air tour activity. Contributing to the accident were (1) the Federal Aviation Administration’s provision of new transceivers that lacked alerting capability to Capstone Program operators without adequately mitigating the increased risk associated with the consequent loss of the previously available alerting capability and (2) the absence of a requirement for airborne traffic advisory systems with aural alerting among operators who carry passengers for hire.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved (2)
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N952DB
- Year built
- 1952
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Maneuvering Midair collision
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-3
- Registration
- N959PA
- Year built
- 1956
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Maneuvering Midair collision
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.
- Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB)7 nm (14 km) south-west
- Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)8 nm (15 km) south-west
- Loring Seaplane Base (WLR)11 nm (21 km) north-west
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