# Accident 20240806014139A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2, Skwentna, AK, August 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2024, 17:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Bentalit Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: P6KC
- Location: 61.9350° N, 150.9889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9350&lon=-150.9889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9303Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240806014139A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC24LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA076), Aug 7, 2024: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 (N9303Z), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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