# NTSB ANC70A0040: Dehavilland DHC-2, N4478, Barrow, AK, November 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1969
- Place: Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70A0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3154  69/11/10   BARROW,ALAS         DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1635                    N4478               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 49, 4064 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            468 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PT.MCINTYRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAGWON,ALAS                 BARROW,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: APPROACH LIGHTING
        REMARKS- PLT BLINDED BY FLASHING STROBE LT. SHORT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4478](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478-2005-09-13), registration cancelled 2005-09-13, S/N 1653-TB30, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-3) (registry code 2800107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pt.Mcintyre

## Other investigations on N4478 (2)

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 ANC02FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA106), Aug 29, 2002: de Havilland DHC-2 MK3 (N4478), Aleknagik, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use a checklist to ensure the airplane was in the proper landing configuration, which precipitated an inadvertent water landing on amphibious floats with the wheels extended. A…
- [NTSB ANC92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA077), May 24, 1992: De Havilland DHC-2-T (N4478), Alexander Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT DEACTIVATION OF THE ENGINE'S FUEL SUPPLY BY SWITCHING OFF THE FUEL SHUT OFF. FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT MUD IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA.

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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