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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 · Skwentna, AK · August 6, 2024

Date
August 6, 2024 · 17:00 local
Place
Skwentna, AK
Airport
Bentalit Airstrip
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
P6KC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9303Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC24LA076
Reported as
Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total2,000 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.

During landing roll at private strip right wingtip hit a tree. Further down runway approximatally 100 yards, right wing struck another tree.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING ROLL AT PRIVATE STRIP RIGHT WINGTIP HIT A TREE. FURTHER DOWN RUNWAY APPROXIMATALLY 100 YARDS, RIGHT WING STRUCK ANOTHER TREE.

NTSB investigation

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