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| Date: | Saturday 9 August 2025 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Rustair Inc opb Rust's Flying Service |
| Registration: | N232KT |
| MSN: | 52 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Soldotna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Ted Stevens International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) |
| Tutka Bay, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft encountered a downdraft that caused a forced landing on rocks. There were no injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N232KT
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N232KT/history/20250809/1600Z/PANC/L%2060.17396%20-150.40198
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/853458_1747919206.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2025 10:26 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 19-Aug-2025 11:39 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Category, Accident report, ] |
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