# Accident 19780913043549A: Dhav DHC2*, Whittier, AK, September 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1978
- Place: Whittier, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 60.7771° N, 148.6659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whittier, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7771&lon=-148.6659&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37741 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 3,158 total, 106 in this make and model, 206 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913043549A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED. NO ANTENNA FOR ELT.

## 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 ANC78FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA078), Sep 13, 1978: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N37741), Whittier, AK, substantial damage, 6 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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