# Accident 19790525042089A: Dhav DHC4, Bullen Point, AK, May 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1979, 20:40 local time
- Place: Bullen Point, AK
- Airport: Bullen Point
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N581PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 2,630 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79AA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79AA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525042089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. SUSPECT LOAD SHIFT OR IMPROPER LOADING. LOADMASTER HAD NO TRAINING.

## 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 ANC79AA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79AA053), May 25, 1979: Dehavnd Can DHC-4A (N581PA), Bullen Point, AK, destroyed, 3 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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