De Havilland DHC-2 accident near Skwentna, AK
On September 16, 2006, a De Havilland DHC-2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Skwentna, AK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 16, 2006
- Place
- Skwentna, AK
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 62.581°N, 152.583°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060921X01372
Official records · ANC06FA131
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On September 15, 2006, about 1620 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped de Havilland DHC-2 (Beaver) airplane, N836KA, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in a mountain pass approximately 54 miles northwest of Skwentna, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was owned by 20 Whiskey Mike, LLC., of Anchorage, Alaska. The private pilot and the sole passenger sustained fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions were reported in the area at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was in effect. The flight departed Galena, Alaska, about 1400, and was en route to the Lake Hood seaplane base in Anchorage. According to search and rescue personnel, on September 16, about 0417, a friend of the accident pilot contacted the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center to report that the accident airplane had not arrived in Anchorage, and that efforts to locate the airplane were unsuccessful. The friend said the accident airplane was the first of two airplanes returning to Anchorage, traveling as a flight of two. He indicated he had received a telephone call from the pilot of the second airplane, stating the two airplanes had become separated while flying through Mystic Pass due to deteriorating weather conditions. The pilot of the second airplane was able to turn around, and landed at Farewell Lake to wait for improved weather conditions. Members of the Alaska Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and the Alaska Air National Guard initiated a search on September 16.
Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain. A factor associated with the accident was a low cloud ceiling.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
