# Accident 19790401013389A: Dhav DHC4, Bethel, AK, April 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N580PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,638 total, 5,285 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401013389A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE LIFT OFF. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY. HIT OIL DRUMS. CONTINUED TO OTHER AIRPORT. LANDED MINUS GEAR.

## 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 ANC79FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA043), Apr 1, 1979: Dehavnd Can DHC-4A (N580PA), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

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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