# NTSB ANC80DA005: Dehavnd Can DHC-3, N48148, Koyuk, AK, October 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1979
- Place: Koyuk, AK · KOYUK, AK
- Location: 64.9413° N, 161.1451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Koyuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9413&lon=-161.1451&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3890  79/10/19   KOYUK, AK           DEHAVND CAN DHC-3   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27,
        TIME - 1600                    N48148              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOYUK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NOME,AK                     RETURN                       KOYUK, AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- SNOW ON WINGS,TAIL SURFACES.RAN OFF RWY ONTO TUNDRA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N48148 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVND CAN DHC-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Koyuk

## 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 19791019041529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019041529A), Oct 19, 1979: Dhav DHC3, Koyuk, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff during heavy snow. Aborted takeoff too late and went off end of runway.

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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