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.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 1974 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Hoonah, Alaska, United States | Southeast Sky* | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Jul 1974 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Sitka, Alaska, United States | Channel Fly SV | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1974 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Alaska CAP WG | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1974 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Van Horn, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1974 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Fort Richardso | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1974 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kassan, Alaska, United States | Webber Airline | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |