Cessna 208B N1276P
30 January 2003 · Russian Mission, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 January 2003 at about 07:30 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N1276P was involved in an accident near Russian Mission, Alaska, United States. 5 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 07:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Russian Mission, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Russian Mission (9AK2)
- Coordinates
- 61.8989, -161.4380
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- N1276P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Russian Mission → Bethel
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ANC03LA030
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to use a tail stand while loading passengers, which resulted in the airplane's tail impacting the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot did not place the tail stand under the tail of the airplane while loading a medical patient, and the airplane went down on its tail tie down ring, damaging the tail structure. A mechanic for the operator said the FS 427.88 bulkhead and tail tie down assembly were replaced due to the damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 208 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2003 | Cessna 208 | Caqueta Province, Colombia | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 2003 | Cessna 208B | San Angelo, Texas, United States | Baron Aviation Services Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 May 2003 | Cessna 208B | New Russia, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Cessna 208B | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | Mid Atlantic Freight, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 2003 | Cessna 208B | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2003 | Cessna 208B | Cody, Wyoming, United States | Corporate Air | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2003 | Rockwell 500-S | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | State of Alaska Division of Forestry | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Williamson GLASTAR | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Cessna 206 | English Bay, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Cloud-Wag Aero SPORTSMEN | Noatak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2003 | Cessna 401 | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-18 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |