# NTSB ANC69A0046: Dehavilland DHC-2, N167W, Craig, AK, April 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1969
- Place: Craig, AK · CRAIG, AK
- Location: 55.4887° N, 133.1116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Craig, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.4887&lon=-133.1116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 9 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1045  69/4/19    CRAIG,ALAS          DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1862
        TIME - 1300                    N167W               PX-  8  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- OBSERVED TO MAKE STEEP,NOSE HIGH TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N167W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N167W-2015-03-24), registration cancelled 2015-03-24, S/N 8 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2800102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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