Textron 208B N94AW

Summary

On 22 June 2026 at about 18:43 local time, a Textron 208B registered N94AW, operated by Wright Air Service, Inc, was involved in an accident near Wiseman, Alaska, United States. 10 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

22 June 2026 at 18:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Wiseman, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

67.5156, -150.4156

Aircraft

Textron 208B

Registration

N94AW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2019

Engines

1

Operator

Wright Air Service, Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cold Foot → Anaktuvuk

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC26LA062

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 22, 2026, about 1043 Alaska standard time, a turbine-powered Cessna 208B airplane N94AW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Wiseman, Alaska. The nine passengers were uninjured, the pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135, scheduled commuter flight. The pilot reported that, approximately 15 minutes after departing Coldfoot Airport (CXF), Coldfoot, Alaska, en route to Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP), Anaktuvuk, Alaska, he heard a loud whining noise. Concerned about the source of the noise, he elected to return to CXF. Shortly after turning back, the propeller RPM began surging, engine indications appeared normal. The whining noise and RPM surging continued for approximately five minutes; the whining noise then ceased, but the surging persisted. The pilot reported that the surging appeared to stop only after the engine and propeller RPM decreased. As engine power continued to deteriorate, the engine remained operational but produced only low power. The pilot attempted to feather the propeller; initially, it appeared that the propeller was responding, but it failed to fully feather. Unable to maintain altitude, the pilot selected a brush-covered riverbed as a forced-landing site. During the landing roll over the rough and uneven terrain, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the left wing struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. Following the forced landing, the pilot attempted to shut down the engine using the emergency engine shutdown procedures. However, despite completing those procedures, the engine continued operating for approximately two minutes, including after all ten occupants had evacuated the aircraft. The wreckage is being recovered and will be transported to a secure location, and a detailed National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) postaccident wreckage examination is pending. The airplane was manufactured in 2019 and was equipped with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-140 turboprop engine and a Hartzell three-bladed controllable-pitch propeller.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.