# Accident 20250916019019A: David Hunter DANCHINI CUB, Beluga, AK, September 16, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2025, 19:00 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Airport: Beluga Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2349° N, 151.7873° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2349&lon=-151.7873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N798AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N798AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: David Hunter DANCHINI CUB (registry code 05642P9, https://openairdocs.org/model/david-hunter-danchini-cub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVID HUNTER DANCHINI CUB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 616 total, 120 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250916019019A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 16 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS A PA18 AIRCRAFT BECAME INVERTED ON THE GROUND AFTER THE PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING.  LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN AN OFF AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT IN THE VICINITY OF BLEUGA ALASKA WITH VFR WEATHER PREVAILING.

## 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 ANC25LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA107), Sep 16, 2025: David Hunter Danchini CUB (N798AK), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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