# NTSB ANC78FAA07: Howard,Dee DGA15P, N9125H, Fairbanks, AK, April 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1978
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FAA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0615  78/4/19    FAIRBANKS,AK        HOWARD,DEE DGA15P   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1150
        TIME - 1000                    N9125H              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METRO FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,AK                BORNITE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- A/C COLLIDED WITH 250 GAL FUEL DRUM ON T/O RUN.APPROX 319LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9125H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9125H), registered now, S/N 767, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD,DEE DGA15P
- Registry model: [Howard DGA-15P](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (registry code 4690506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney WJR-B-S-T](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-wjr-b-s-t) (registry code 52007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Metro Field

## 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 19780419006119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780419006119A), Apr 19, 1978: Jbmstr DGA15P, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. A/c collided with 250 gal fuel drum on t/o run. Approx 319LBS over gross wt.

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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