# NTSB ANC78FA027: Dornier DO-28D, N21AS, Bethel, AK, April 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1978
- Place: Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4367   78/4/2    BETHEL,AK           DORNIER DO-28D      CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1157
        TIME - 1626                    N21AS               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ICE RWY-RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   KUSKOKWIM RIVER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21AS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21AS-1991-03-21), registration cancelled 1991-03-21, S/N 4004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DORNIER DO-28D
- Registry model: [Dornier DO 28 D-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-do-28-d-1) (registry code 2991404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ice Rwy-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 19780402042389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780402042389A), Apr 2, 1978: Dorner DO28D1, Bethel, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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