# NTSB ANC76AA040: Dehavilland DHC-3, N90575, Kuskokwim Rvr, AK, September 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1975
- Place: Kuskokwim Rvr, AK · KUSKOKWIM RVR, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3844  75/9/23    KUSKOKWIM RVR,AK    DEHAVILLAND DHC-3   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 15100
        TIME - 1300                    N90575              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 3600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MINCHUMINA,AK               RETURN                       KUSKOKWIM RVR,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT ROOM FOR TKOF.HIT BEND IN SLOUGH.FLAPS INOP,MISSING SCREWS AT SELECTOR PLATE.GUST 20K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90575](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90575-1980-04-01), registration cancelled 1980-04-01, S/N 302 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-3
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (registry code 2802412) (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 19750923042119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750923042119A), Sep 23, 1975: Dhav DHC3, Kuskokwim Rvr, AK, Substantial damage. Insufficient room for tkof. Hit bend in slough. Flaps inop,missing screws at selector plate. Gust 20K

## Other investigations on N90575 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC79DA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA066), Jul 1, 1979: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N90575), Trail Creek, AK, substantial damage

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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