# NTSB ANC79FA074: Douglas DC3C, N59314, Bettles, AK, June 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1979
- Place: Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FA074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3189  79/6/27    BETTLES,AK          DOUGLAS DC3C        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1108                    N59314              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            49, 12408 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            658 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETTLES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,AK                BETTLES,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59314](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59314), registered now, S/N 12363 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC3C
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021455) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-90d) (registry code 51622, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bettles

## 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 19790627037279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790627037279A), Jun 27, 1979: Doug DC3, Bettles, AK, Substantial damage. Landed fast and downwind half way down rwy. Unable to stop with heavy braking. Ground looped to stop.

## Other investigations on N59314 (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 GAA19CA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA492), Aug 1, 2019: Douglas DC3C (N59314), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path in gusting crosswind wind conditions, which resulted in landing short of the runway and impact with a ditch and runway light.

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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