Beechcraft 200 N98RA
6 December 2023 · New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 December 2023 at about 23:15 local time, a Beechcraft 200 registered N98RA, operated by Denaina Air Taxi LLC, was involved in an accident near New Stuyahok, 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 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Stuyahok (PANW)
- Coordinates
- 59.4525, -157.3775
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 200
- Registration
- N98RA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Denaina Air Taxi LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Koliginek → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC24LA007
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing flare resulting in substantial damage to the left wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, while landing on Runway 32, a remote snow-covered gravel runway, just prior to touchdown, the left wing dropped, which resulted in a hard landing. The left wing then struck a snow berm and the airplane to spun 180°. A post-accident inspection revealed that there was substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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