# NTSB ANC80DA106: Dehavnd Can DHC-2, N1455T, Tatitna, AK, September 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1980
- Place: Tatitna, AK · TATITNA, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2360  80/9/29    TATITNA,AK          DEHAVND CAN DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N1455T              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 25, 2557 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            42 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TATINTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                TATITNA,AK                   TATITNA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1455T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1455T), registered now, S/N 1647TB26 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVND CAN DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC 2 MK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-iii) (registry code 2808005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (registry code 52250, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tatinta

## 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 19800929048529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929048529A), Sep 29, 1980: Dhav DHC2MK3, Tatitna, AK, No damage

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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