# NTSB Accident ANC06LA087
> **Kennedy Chinook Plus 2** · 2006-07-02 · Willow, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC06LA087
- **Event ID:** 20060720X00972
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-07-02
- **Location:** Willow, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.775276, -149.857223
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Kennedy
- **Model:** Chinook Plus 2
- **Registration:** N9077M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with trees.  A factor associated with the accident was an inadvertent stall.

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