# Accident 19740315008259A: Pilats PC6B1H2, Point Lay, AK, March 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1974
- Place: Point Lay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 69.7371° N, 162.8352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Lay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.7371&lon=-162.8352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350FH-1975-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1-H2 (registry code 3375011, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-b1-h2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATS PC6B1H2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740315008259A

## Narrative

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

MISUSED BETA PROP CTL,INADVERTENTLY FEATHERED.

## 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 ANC74DAA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA28), Mar 15, 1974: Pilatus PC6BH2 (N350FH), Point Lay, AK, substantial damage

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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