# Accident 19731102038529A: Dhav DHC3, Eek, AK, November 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1973
- Place: Eek, AK
- Airport: Eek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 60.2137° N, 162.0439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EEK (EEK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2137&lon=-162.0439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,930 total, 330 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74AA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731102038529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SLID OFF MUDDY RWY. GUSTING TO 15K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC74AA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA043), Nov 2, 1973: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N98T), Eek, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19931110042559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931110042559A), Nov 10, 1993: Dhav DHC3 (N98T), Thorn Bay, AK, Destroyed. Rough engine shortly after departure. Ditched and sank in by. Two mechanics had worked on engine prior departure.
- [Accident 19810704076489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704076489A), Jul 4, 1981: Dhav DHC3 (N98T), South Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff. Pilot claimed he could not reach full travel on brakes and rudder.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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