# NTSB ANC76AA032: Dehavilland DHC-2, N64392, Kijik, AK, September 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1975
- Place: Kijik, AK · KIJIK, AK
- Location: 60.2911° N, 154.2167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kijik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2911&lon=-154.2167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 8 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3707  75/9/12  NR.KIJIK,AK           DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1651                    N64392              PX-  7  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              AGE 27, 2096 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                TWIN LAKES & RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- LOSS OF CTL AT ALT TOO LOW TO EFFECT RCVRY.HEAVILY LOADED.RCVRD 9/13/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64392](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64392-2005-05-19), registration cancelled 2005-05-19, S/N 968, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2800102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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