Piper PA-31 N16SC

Summary

On 1 October 2025 at about 03:42 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N16SC, operated by Paklook Air, was involved in an accident near Kotlik, Alaska, United States. 3 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.

Date

1 October 2025 at 03:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Kotlik, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Kotlik Airport (PFKO)

Coordinates

63.0307, -163.5327

Aircraft

Piper PA-31

Registration

N16SC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

2

Operator

Paklook Air

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kasigluk → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC25LA117

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern he became distracted by a rain squall which resulted in his failure to extend the landing gear, and the airplane subsequently landed gear-up. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage during the gear-up landing. 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.