# NTSB ANC74AA073: Armstrong AW-650, N891U, Anchorage, AK, May 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1974
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2255  74/5/19    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      ARMSTRONG AW-650    CR-  0  2  4  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0920                    N891U               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              41, 9703 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2039 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              ANIAK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
        FACTOR(S)
           COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ELEV GUST LOCK NOT REMOVED.OVERRAN RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N891U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891U-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 66-55 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARMSTRONG AW-650
- Registry model: [Armstrong Whitworth ARGOSY AW650 SER 101](https://openairdocs.org/model/armstrong-whitworth-argosy-aw650-ser-101) (registry code 0820122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Campbell

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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