# NTSB ANC75AA050: Dehavilland DHC-2, N1944, Missing Aircraft, January 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1975
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0157  75/1/13    MISSING AIRCRAFT    DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N1944               PX-  4  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 40, 9900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            840 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          JUNEAU,AK                   RETURN                       TENAKEE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG & INJ INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1944 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750113000949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750113000949A), Jan 13, 1975: Dhav DHC2MK1, Missing Aircraf, AK, 4 fatal. Acft dmg & inj index presumed.

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.

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