Cessna 208B N169LJ

Summary

On 3 December 2012 at about 14:50 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N169LJ, operated by Hageland Aviation Services, was involved in an accident near Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States. 9 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 December 2012 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Mekoryuk (MYU)

Coordinates

60.4000, -166.3369

Aircraft

Cessna 208B

Registration

N169LJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hageland Aviation Services

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mekoryuk → Bethel

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC13LA012

1 person had minor injuries.

The total loss of engine power as a result of a fractured first-stage compressor blade due to fatigue cracking. The source of the fatigue crack could not be determined due to secondary damage sustained to the fracture surface.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Shortly after the scheduled commuter flight departed with the second-in-command (SIC) at the controls, the engine "coughed," started vibrating, and lost power. The SIC attempted to restart the engine, but was unsuccessful. Subsequently, the pilot-in-command assumed control of the airplane and landed on a frozen bay, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane's right wing and fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane's engine revealed that one of the first-stage compressor blades had fractured due to fatigue cracking. The source of the fatigue crack could not be determined due to secondary damage sustained to the fracture surface.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.