# NTSB ANC71AA048: Douglas DC-3, N49319, Red Devil, AK, March 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1971
- Place: Red Devil, AK · RED DEVIL, AK
- Location: 61.7576° N, 157.3584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Devil, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7576&lon=-157.3584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71AA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0266  71/3/26    RED DEVIL,ALAS      DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1845                    N49319              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  31, 7500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED DEVIL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,ALAS                 RED DEVIL,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UNMARKED SNOWBERM ON RWY 3 FT HIGH 40 FT FROM EDGE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49319](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49319-1972-02-25), registration cancelled 1972-02-25, S/N 26676 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3C-R-1830-90C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-r-1830-90c) (registry code 3021466) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Red Devil

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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