# Accident 19790627037279A: Doug DC3, Bettles, AK, June 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1979, 11:01 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Airport: Bettles
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 66.9139° N, 151.5291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BETTLES (BTT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9139&lon=-151.5291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59314, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59314) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021455, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90D (registry code 51622, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-90d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,408 total, 658 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790627037279A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST AND DOWNWIND HALF WAY DOWN RWY. UNABLE TO STOP WITH HEAVY BRAKING. GROUND LOOPED TO STOP.

## 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 ANC79FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA074), Jun 27, 1979: Douglas DC3C (N59314), Bettles, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59314 (1)

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

- [Accident 20190731013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190731013059A), Jul 31, 2019: Douglas DC3C (N59314), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft flew a right hand pattern for runway 23. On final, experienced turbulence and approximately a 22+ knot left quartering headwind with gusts. Pilot…

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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