# NTSB ANC75DAA19: Dehavilland DHC-2, N61610, Fairbanks, AK, November 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1974
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&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 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3764   74/11/9 NR.FAIRBANKS,ALAS     DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4613
        TIME - 1500                    N61610              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOD RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAINWRIGHT AAF,ALAS        FAIRBANKS,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- VFR LOCAL MILITARY FLIGHT PLAN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N61610 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wood River

## 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 19741109037529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741109037529A), Nov 9, 1974: Dhav DHC2*, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. VFR local military flight plan

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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