# NTSB ANC80FA085: Dehavnd Can DHC-2, N766, Mccarthy, AK, August 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1980
- Place: Mccarthy, AK · MCCARTHY, AK
- Location: 61.4333° N, 142.9217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCarthy, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4333&lon=-142.9217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2176  80/8/17  NR.MCCARTHY,AK        DEHAVND CAN DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5604
        TIME - 1330                    N766                PX-  0  0  4  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 2038 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHITINA GLACIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULKANA,AK                 MCCARTHY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- REMOTE PARK MONUMENT STRIP.ALL BUT 20HRS OF DHC-2 TIME IN FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N766 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVND CAN DHC-2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chitina Glacier

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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