# Accident 19741017044079A: Dhav DHC2*, Kassan, AK, October 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1974
- Place: Kassan, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N129WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129WA-1975-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 (registry code 2808010, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 6,275 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 387 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75AA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741017044079A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED LOCAL FOG COND SHORTLY AFTER TKOF.

## 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 ANC75AA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA037), Oct 17, 1974: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N129WA), Kassan, AK, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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