| Data Source |
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT DATABASE |
| Report Number |
20240712009969A |
| Local Date |
12-JUL-24 |
| State |
AK |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
| Aircraft Damage |
SUBSTANTIAL |
| Aircraft Make |
DE HAVILLAND |
| Aircraft Model |
DHC2 |
| Aircraft Series |
III |
| Airframe Hrs |
12234 |
| Operator |
K2 AVIATION |
| Registration Nbr |
535KT |
| Total Aboard |
9 |
| Fatalities |
0 |
| Injuries |
0 |
| Engine Make |
PW&C |
| Engine Model |
PT6A |
| Engine Group |
-34 |
Environmental/Operations Info
Pilot In Command
| Flight Time Total Hours |
2047 |
Event Remarks
ON JULY 12, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:45 AKST, THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER THE TOKOSITNA GLACIER NEXT TO HUNTER ICE FALLS WHEN THE PROPELLER RPM DECLINED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN CORRECTING THE ISSUE. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES AFTER HITTING TREES ON THE LANDING. A SUCCESSFUL EVACUATION WAS PERFORMED, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE CALLED BY THE PILOT.
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