Cessna 208B N407GV
4 March 2000 · Holy Cross, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 March 2000 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N407GV was involved in an accident near Holy Cross, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Holy Cross, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.1801, -159.8394
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- N407GV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Holy Cross → Aniak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC00LA033
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
An in-flight separation of a main landing gear tire mud flap, and subsequent impact with the horizontal stabilizer.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial certificated pilot departed on a scheduled flight. During cruise, about fifteen minutes after takeoff, he heard a bang. After landing at the destination airport, damage was discovered to the horizontal stabilizer. The left mud flap, normally positioned at the aft side of the main landing gear tire, was missing. The horizontal stabilizer was dented, and had damage to the auxiliary spar.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 208 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2000 | Cessna 208 | Filitheyo, Maldives | Hummingbird Island Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2000 | Cessna 208B | Greenville, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2000 | Cessna 208 | Teslin Lake, Canada | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Sep 2000 | Cessna 208B | Belleville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2000 | Cessna 208B | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2000 | Cessna 208B | La Fortuna, Costa Rica | Sansa Aircraft | Fatal | 10 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-18-160 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2000 | Cessna 170B | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Marnie L. Starck | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2000 | Cessna 207 | Kotlik, Alaska, United States | Larry's Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2000 | Cessna 180 | Sterling, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2000 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Ketchum Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2000 | Piper PA-18-150 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Trent R. Davey | No injuries | - |