# Accident 19790712015469A: Dhav DHC3, Arctic Village, AK, July 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1979, 10:02 local time
- Place: Arctic Village, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.1269° N, 145.5378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arctic Village, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1269&lon=-145.5378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48148 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 254 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712015469A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO SLAG PILE. OVERLOAD FRACTURE OF LANDING GEAR STRUT

## 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 ANC79DAA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA26), Jul 12, 1979: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N48148), Arctic Village, 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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