# NTSB ANC76AA102: Dehavilland DHC-2, N64384, Craig, AK, June 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1976
- Place: Craig, AK · CRAIG, AK
- Location: 55.4887° N, 133.1116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Craig, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.4887&lon=-133.1116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1429   76/6/3  NR.CRAIG,AK           DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 3154
        TIME - 0640                    N64384              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2115 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CRAIG,AK                     KARTA LAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- LND TO L OF AREA. FLOAT HIT ROCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64384](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64384), registered now, S/N 622, built 1954 (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: 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 19760603017299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603017299A), Jun 3, 1976: Dhav DHC2MK1, Craig, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd to l of area. Float hit rock.

## Other investigations on N64384 (2)

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 SEA87LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA111), Jun 8, 1987: de Havilland DHC-2 MK.1 (N64384), Sedro Woolley, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB ANC81DA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA051), May 8, 1981: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N64384), Klawock, 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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