# NTSB UNK64X3250: Douglas DC-3, N21769, Point Barrow, AK, August 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1964
- Place: Point Barrow, AK · POINT BARROW, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3250
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3250

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0017   64/8/7    POINT BARROW ALAS   DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  0  0  2  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AGE UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N21769              PX-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POINT BARROW NAS
        OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N21769 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Point Barrow Nas

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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