# NTSB ANC75AA003: Armstrong AW650, N894U, Point Hope, AK, July 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1974
- Place: Point Hope, AK · POINT HOPE, AK
- Location: 68.3442° N, 166.6709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Hope, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.3442&lon=-166.6709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3748   74/7/8    POINT HOPE,ALAS     ARMSTRONG AW650     CR-  0  0  3  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1250                    N894U               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              38, 14000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            477 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POINT HOPE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALENA,ALAS                 POINT HOPE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR FAILURE DUE TO STRESS CORRISION CRACKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N894U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N894U-1974-09-24), registration cancelled 1974-09-24, S/N 6658 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARMSTRONG AW650
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Point Hope

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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