# Accident 19770804037759A: Amtr 2802411, Bettles, AK, August 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1977
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48064 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 2802411
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804037759A

## Narrative

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

TKOF FRM RVR GRAVEL BAR TOWARD BEND IN RIVER.TREES,STEEP RVR BANK AT BEND.

## 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 ANC77FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA067), Aug 4, 1977: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N48064), Bettles, AK, substantial damage, 1 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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