# NTSB ANC63A0068: Dehavilland DHC-2, N3791G, Savoonga, AK, April 2, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1963
- Place: Savoonga, AK · SAVOONGA, AK
- Location: 63.6797° N, 170.4833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savoonga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6797&lon=-170.4833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC63A0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC63A0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0028   63/4/2    SAVOONGA,ALAS       DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2500
        TIME - 1730                    N3791G              PX-  0  0  1                            TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVOONGA
        OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL TANKS CONTAMINATED WITH RUST,SAND,METAL PARTICLES.ACFT FUELED FROM 50 GAL DRUMS.HIT ICE BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3791G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Savoonga

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.

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