# Incident 20010621015349I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Skwentna, AK, June 21, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2001, 11:28 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERHA
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68083, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68083-2019-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010621015349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 21, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:28 AM, A FLOAT EQUIPPED DEHAVILLAND, DHC-II-MKI, BEAVER AIRPLANE, N6803, SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING A RIVER LANDING AT NORTHWOOD LODGE, FISH CREEK, ALASKA. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE RIVER THE AIRCRAFT WITH ONE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS COLLIDED WITH KNOWN OBJECTS, AN ACCESS RAMP TO A BOAT DOCK AND A FISH-CLEANING SHED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING AND FLOATS.  THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES.  RUSTS FLYING SERVICE, INC. CONDUCTED THE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 ON-DEMAND.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAKE HOOD, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA WITH PASSENGER DROP OFF AT NORTHWOODS LODGE, LOCATED ON FISH CREEK AND PASSENGER DROP OFF AT A REMOTE LOCATION KNOWN AS LAKE CREEK.

## Other reports on N68083 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190719012189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190719012189A), Jul 19, 2019: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N68083), Homer, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. A Dehavilland beaver on floats was taking off on Tutka Bay near Homer, Alaska. The aircraft crashed on takeoff due to unknown circumstances. Seven persons on…
- [Incident 19811003090169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003090169I), Oct 3, 1981: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N68083), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Landed at seaplane base, lost control during water taxi, went up on bank.

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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