# NTSB ANC75AA049: Dehavilland DHC-2, N4766, Prnc O'Wales, AK, December 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1974
- Place: Prnc O'Wales, AK · PRNC O'WALES, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4285  74/12/30   PRNC O'WALES,ALAS   DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2000
        TIME - 1005                    N4766               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 710 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KETCHIKAN,ALAS              RETURN                       NAVKITY BAY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.L WG CAUGHT SANDBAR IN RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4766](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4766-1975-05-09), registration cancelled 1975-05-09, S/N 22, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (registry code 2800108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19741230044179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741230044179A), Dec 30, 1974: Dhav DHC2*, Prnc O'Wales, AK, Destroyed. Float equipped.l wg caught sandbar in river.

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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