De Havilland DHC2 N6LU accident near Susitna, Alaska, July 2, 2024
De Havilland DHC2, registration N6LU, operated by Trail Ridge Air, was involved in an accident near Susitna, Alaska on July 2, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ANC24LA060 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 15 minutes of the flight after departing the Anchorage Intl area (PANC), reaching a maximum of 500 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:25 UTC, at 0 ft and 84 knots, descending at 448 feet per minute, about 43 km from Anchorage Intl (PANC).
The nearest weather report, from PANC (43 km away), showed wind 290° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver registered in United States (Mode S A7C39A).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- July 2, 2024
- Location
- Susitna, Alaska
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC2
- Registration
- N6LU
- Operator
- Trail Ridge Air
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ANC24LA060 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Anchorage Intl (PANC)
- Nearest airport
- Anchorage Intl (PANC)
- Recorded flight
- 15 min, max 500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 23:25 UTC, 0 ft, 84 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case ANC24LA060; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.