# Accident 19790128013029A: Dhav DHC6200, Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, January 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Anaktuvuk Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 68.1474° N, 151.6982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1474&lon=-151.6982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851TB-1989-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,650 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 186 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128013029A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLOWN INTO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT LOW ALTITUDE. STRUCK MOUNTAIN TRYING TO CLIMB TO SAFE ALTITUDE.

## 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 ANC79DA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA036), Jan 28, 1979: Dehavilland DHC-6 (N851TB), Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N851TB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890919035579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890919035579A), Sep 19, 1989: Dhav STCDHC6 (N851TB), Sleepy Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Damaged float structure landing in large swells in bay. Evacuated but wave and wind demolished aircraft on a beach.

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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