# NTSB ANC71AA001: Douglas DC-3, N154R, Mcgrath, AK, July 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1970
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal, 14 serious, 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71AA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1501   70/7/3    MCGRATH,ALAS        DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  1  1  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N154R               PX-  4 13  8  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   45, 11700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            390 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGRATH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGRATH,ALAS                GALENA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT ROTATED V2,REDUCED PWR,CO-PLT RAISED GR.ACFT OBSD ON RWY R GR RETRACTING,PROP HIT RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N154R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154R-1980-06-30), registration cancelled 1980-06-30, S/N 6156, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3C-S1C3G](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s1c3g) (registry code 3021458) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mcgrath

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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