# Accident 19940818022269A: Dhav DHC2*, Skwenta, AK, August 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1994, 18:30 local time
- Place: Skwenta, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYMC
- Location: 61.9307° N, 151.7301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9307&lon=-151.7301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1785R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940818022269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC94LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA113), Aug 19, 1994: de Havilland DHC-2 (N1785R), Skwenta, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM AN OBJECT (TREE).

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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