# NTSB ANC76AAH87: Dehavilland DHC-3, N90574, Eureka, AK, September 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1976
- Place: Eureka, AK · EUREKA, AK
- Location: 65.1794° N, 150.2144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1794&lon=-150.2144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AAH87
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AAH87

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3314  76/9/29    EUREKA,AK           DEHAVILLAND DHC-3   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 14500
        TIME - 1945                    N90574              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTHWAY,AK                 EUREKA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N90574 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eureka

## 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 19760929035059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760929035059A), Sep 29, 1976: Dhav DHC3, Eureka, 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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