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De Havilland DHC-2 N7620

13 August 1974 · Anaktuvuk, Alaska, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 13 August 1974 at about 18:35 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N7620, operated by Merric AVN., was involved in an accident during in flight near Anaktuvuk, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Anaktuvuk, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Chandalar Camp
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-2
Registration
N7620
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Merric AVN.
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Dietrich, Alas → Happy Valley, Alas
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
3-3159

People

4 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 4 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

TRIED TO FLY THRU OBSCURED MTN PASS.UN CONT, TURNED AROUND & HIT GND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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