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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC2* · Skwenta, AK · August 18, 1994

Date
August 18, 1994 · 18:30 local
Place
Skwenta, AK
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HYMC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1785R
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC94LA113
Reported as
Dhav DHC2*
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total200 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Float equipped beaver struck tree stump on taxi for takeoff. Tree was on edge of sandbar used for landing strip.

As the FAA filed it

FLOAT EQUIPPED BEAVER STRUCK TREE STUMP ON TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. TREE WAS ON EDGE OF SANDBAR USED FOR LANDING STRIP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.