| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 05, 1997 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Skwentna, Alaska |
| Operator: | Air Taxi |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Sightseeing |
| AC Type: | de Havilland DHC-2 |
| Registration: | N5164G |
| cn / ln: | 506 |
| Aboard: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 4 (passengers:3 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While en route, the aircraft lost engine power and the pilot tried to land in a small lake but stalled and crashed into marsh. A loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the no.1 exhaust push rod. |
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