Cessna P206C N8630Z

Summary

On 23 June 2025 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna P206C registered N8630Z, operated by Alaska Village Missions, was involved in an accident near Port Graham, Alaska, United States. 6 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

23 June 2025 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Graham, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Port Graham (PGM)

Coordinates

59.3500, -151.8300

Aircraft

Cessna P206C

Registration

N8630Z

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Alaska Village Missions

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Homer → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC25LA069

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare and failure to maintain pitch control, which resulted in a tail strike. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to initiate a go around after the abnormal runway contact.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing flare, the airplane bounced. While compensating for the bounce, the pilot pitched up and the tail struck the landing surface, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.