Cessna 208 N1265U
24 May 2017 · Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 May 2017 at about 11:30 local time, a Cessna 208 registered N1265U, operated by Kalinin Partners LLC., was involved in an accident near Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States. 8 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 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elfin Cove (ELV)
- Coordinates
- 58.1953, -136.3483
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208
- Registration
- N1265U
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2004
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kalinin Partners LLC.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Juneau → Elfin Cove
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA332
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to recognize the magnitude of the swell size during landing, which resulted in a tail-low hard water landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the float-equipped airplane reported that, during a water landing, he "misread the size of the swell." He added that, immediately after touchdown. the airplane jumped a swell, which resulted in a tail-low hard landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 208 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2017 | Cessna 208B | Sedona, Arizona, United States | Westwind Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2017 | Cessna 208 | Ngorongoro, Tanzania | Coastal Aviation LTD. | Fatal | 11 |
| 3 Jul 2017 | Cessna 208B | Alpine, Texas, United States | Martinaire Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 2017 | Cessna 208 | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | Schuman Aviation Co. Ltd | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2017 | Cessna 208 | Mulino, Oregon, United States | Kapowsin Air Sports Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2017 | Cessna 208 | Skagway, Alaska, United States | Kalinin Partners LLC | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2017 | Beechcraft G18 | Metlakatla, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2017 | Cessna A185 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2017 | Stinson 108 | Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 2017 | Cessna 182 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Cessna R172K | Nome, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 2017 | Cessna 150 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |