Danchini Aero DANCHINI CUB N794AK

Summary

On 24 November 2025 at about 23:00 local time, a Danchini Aero DANCHINI CUB registered N794AK, operated by Flying Dutchman LLC, was involved in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 November 2025 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wasilla, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Wolf Lake (4AK6)

Coordinates

61.6391, -149.2670

Aircraft

Danchini Aero DANCHINI CUB

Registration

N794AK

Category

Airplane

Year built

2021

Engines

1

Operator

Flying Dutchman LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC26LA007

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, and inadequate inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and subsequent forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that prior to takeoff he moved the fuel selector valve from left fuel tank to the both position. Shortly after takeoff the engine lost all power, unable to return to the runway the pilot performed a forced landing onto a road. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings. After the accident, the pilot realized he mistook the fuel selector handle for the indicator and misinterpreted the position the fuel selector was in. He had actually turned the fuel to the off position prior to takeoff, not the both position as he believed he had. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.