# NTSB ANC70DAG12: Beech D-17S, N9376H, Aniak, AK, March 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1970
- Place: Aniak, AK · ANIAK, AK
- Location: 61.5799° N, 159.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aniak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5799&lon=-159.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70DAG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1571  70/3/29  NR.ANIAK,ALAS         BEECH D-17S         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 8008
        TIME - 1300                    N9376H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 402 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CINNABAR MINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANIAK,ALAS                  CINNABAR MINE STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT SNOWBANK AS PWR WAS APPLIED FOR GO AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9376H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9376H-2009-09-17), registration cancelled 2009-09-17, S/N 2685, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-17S
- Registry model: [Beech D17S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (registry code 1150538) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cinnabar Mine

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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