Beechcraft 65-B80 N44MA
12 July 2024 · Woleai Atoll, Federated States Of Micronesia · No injuries
Summary
On 12 July 2024 at about 01:10 local time, a Beechcraft 65-B80 registered N44MA, operated by Pacific Mission Aviation, was involved in an accident near Woleai Atoll, Federated States Of Micronesia. 10 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 01:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Woleai Atoll, Federated States Of Micronesia
- Nearest airport
- Woleai Atoll (pvt)
- Coordinates
- 7.3761, 143.9083
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-B80
- Registration
- N44MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pacific Mission Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Colonia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC24LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, resulting in a loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was a flooded runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during a short field takeoff on a runway that was flooded by heavy rain, the airplane’s right landing gear wheel went into a deep puddle of water and the airplane veered right. The pilot attempted to lift the airplane into ground effect to regain directional control, but the airplane was traveling too slow. The airplane exited the right side of the runway into tall grass and vegetation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing spar and 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.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2023 | Beechcraft 65-A90-1 | Petersburg, West Virginia, United States | Dynamic Aviation Group, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Beechcraft 65-A90-1 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Missionary Aviation Repair Center | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2020 | Beechcraft 65-A80-8800 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | Bemidji Aviation Services, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2019 | Beechcraft 65 | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | Bemidji Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 2019 | Beechcraft 65 | Colby, Kansas, United States | Bemidji Aviation Services Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | Oahu Parachute Center | Fatal | 11 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2018 | Boeing 737 | Chuuk, Federated States Of Micronesia | Air Niugini | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 2008 | Boeing B727-200F | Kolonia, Federated States Of Micronesia | Asia Pacific Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2001 | Boeing 727-223B | Pohnpei Island, Federated States Of Micronesia | Express One International Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 2000 | Boeing 727 | Yap, Federated States Of Micronesia | - | Unknown | - |
| 16 Aug 1994 | Bell 47-G3B | Truk Island, Federated States Of Micronesia | Hansen Helicopters | Fatal | 1 |