# NTSB ANC72AA020: Dehavilland DHC-2, N1444T, Chicken, AK, November 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1971
- Place: Chicken, AK · CHICKEN, AK
- Location: 64.0733° N, 141.9361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicken, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0733&lon=-141.9361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72AA020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA020

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Remote Strip

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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