# NTSB ANC69F0083: Con.Aernaut PB4Y2, N7974A, Mcgrath, AK, July 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1968
- Place: Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69F0083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4088  68/7/22    MCGRATH,ALAS        CON.AERNAUT PB4Y2   CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1757                    N7974A              PX-  2  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              AGE 25, 1334 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            245 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK MOUNTAIN SLOPE. ENROUTE TO FOREST FIRE. PAX DID NOT HAVE SEAT BELTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7974A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CON.AERNAUT PB4Y2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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