Cessna U206B N3495L accident near Skwentna, Alaska, October 4, 2024

Cessna U206B, registration N3495L, operated by SAQUL'AQ AIR LLC, was involved in an accident near Skwentna, Alaska on October 4, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ANC25LA004 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 22 minutes of the flight after departing the Willow Arpt area (PAUO), reaching a maximum of 3,475 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:49 UTC, at 3,475 ft and 103 knots, climbing at 384 feet per minute, about 45 km from Skwentna Arpt (PASW).

The aircraft is a Cessna U206B registered in United States (Mode S A3E1CF).

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
October 4, 2024
Location
Skwentna, Alaska
Aircraft
Cessna U206B
Registration
N3495L
Operator
SAQUL'AQ AIR LLC
Injuries
None
NTSB case
ANC25LA004 (Completed)
Departure area
Willow Arpt (PAUO)
Nearest airport
Skwentna Arpt (PASW)
Recorded flight
22 min, max 3,475 ft
Last recorded position
19:49 UTC, 3,475 ft, 103 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 ANC25LA004; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.