Cessna 208 N9481F
22 July 1997 · Naknek, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1997 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 208 registered N9481F, operated by Peninsula Airways Inc., was involved in an accident near Naknek, Alaska, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Naknek, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Naknek-Tibbetts (4AK9)
- Coordinates
- 58.8004, -156.8998
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208
- Registration
- N9481F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Peninsula Airways Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Naknek/Tibbetts
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC97LA109
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilots decision to continue the landing into adverse weather conditions and failure to maintain runway alignmet. A factor was the rain shower which resulted in reduced forward visibility.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was on short final to land when it encountered heavy rain, which reduced forward visibility. The pilot continued the landing, and during the landing roll, the airplane drifted right, and the right wing contacted brush and trees. The airplane departed the right side of the 1,700-foot-long x 50-foot-wide runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 208 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1997 | Cessna 208B | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Baron Aviation Service | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Cessna 208B | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1997 | Cessna 208B | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Hageland Aviation Services Inc | Fatal | 8 |
| 2 Jan 1997 | Cessna 208B | Edenton, North Carolina, United States | TAR Heel Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Apr 1997 | Cessna 208 | Cambodia | Trans Northern Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Oct 1997 | Cessna 208B | Montrose, Colorado, United States | Scenic Airlines Inc | Fatal | 9 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-32-300 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-22-160 | Sterling, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Cessna 182B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1997 | Bell 206-B2 | Sutton, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-20 | Naknek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-12 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |