# Accident 19770912040629A: Doug DC7B, Yakutat, AK, September 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1977
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Yakutat
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6314J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6314J-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-7B (registry code 3021804, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright TC18DA series (registry code 67037, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-tc18da-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC7B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA77AA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA77AA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770912040629A

## Narrative

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

APRX 1745LBS OVR MAX GWT.ENG NOT FEATHERED.AUTOFEATHER NOT CONNECTED.100 OCTANE FUEL.

## 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 DCA77AA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA77AA027), Sep 12, 1977: Douglas DC-7BF (N6314J), Yakutat, AK, destroyed, 4 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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