# Accident 19920919037669A: Dhav DHC2*, Chitna, AK, September 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Chitna, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4501° N, 143.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4501&lon=-143.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N513F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,485 total, 1,358 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920919037669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT AFTER WIND SHIFT ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED INTO TREES OFF END OF STRIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC92LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA176), Sep 19, 1992: De Havilland DHC-2 (N513F), Chitina, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND PREFLIGHT DECISION/PLANNING IN ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF WITHOUT PRUDENT AND SUFFICIENT PREPARATION TO ASSESS WIND DIRECTION. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE TREES IN THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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