# NTSB ANC74AA039: Lockheed 382B, N102AK, Bettles, AK, October 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1974
- Place: Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA039-141167

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0519  74/10/30 NR.BETTLES,AK         LOCKHEED 382B       CR-  4  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1136                    N102AK              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               35, 9000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,AK                DIETRICH PASS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FATIGUE-FASTENER HOLES IN LWR HAT SECT,SKIN PANELS,NR3 ENG COMPRESSOR DIFFUSER CASE-R WING SEPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N102AK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102AK-1975-05-05), registration cancelled 1975-05-05, S/N 4234, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 382B
- Registry model: [Lockheed 382B](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-382b) (registry code 5264104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

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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