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NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland DHC-2 · Chicken, AK · November 11, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 11, 1971
Place
Chicken, AK · CHICKEN, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1444TDehavilland DHC-2
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164631

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4515  71/11/11   CHICKEN,ALAS        DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N1444T              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 29, 6000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            510 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REMOTE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLD RUN,ALAS               ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT ABRTD TKOF DUE TO DEEP SNW,LOST CTL,HIT TREE

Aircraft

Registration
N1444T
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Remote Strip