# NTSB ANC75AA037: Dehavilland DHC-2, N129WA, Kassan, AK, October 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1974
- Place: Kassan, AK · KASSAN, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4020  74/10/17 NR.KASSAN,ALAS        DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 6275
        TIME - 0850                    N129WA              PX-  4  2  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KASSAN,ALAS                  COFFMAN COVE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       53
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          135                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ENTERED LOCAL FOG COND SHORTLY AFTER TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N129WA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129WA-1975-04-21), registration cancelled 1975-04-21, S/N 1004, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (registry code 2808010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741017044079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741017044079A), Oct 17, 1974: Dhav DHC2*, Kassan, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Entered local fog cond shortly after tkof.

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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