Cessna 208 accident near Brevig Mission, Alaska, December 19, 2005
On December 19, 2005 at about 6:15 pm local time, a Cessna 208, registered N303GV, was substantially damaged in an accident near Brevig Mission, Alaska (Brevig Mission airport). It was flown under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions, which resulted in the left wing striking the ground while taxiing. A factor in the accident was a crosswind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 19, 2005 · about 6:15 pm local time
- Place
- Brevig Mission, Alaska · Brevig Mission · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208 · all 208s on the register
- Registration
- N303GV · registry record · serial 208B0581
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airline transport certificated pilot landed on runway 04, a snow-covered gravel runway, which required a correction for a left crosswind. The operator reported that after landing, as the pilot was turning the airplane to the left in order to back-taxi on runway 04, a gust of wind lifted the right wing, and the left wing and propeller struck the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,700 hours in all; 2,300 in this make and model; 251 in the last 90 days; 92 in the last 30 days; 4,400 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: November 1, 2005
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 11,344.7 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, December 1, 2005; 46.8 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 9,062 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-114A (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Hageland Aviation Services, Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: PAPC Port Clarence AK at 5:06 pm
- Destination: L-3B Brevig Mission AK
- Runway 04, 2,110 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 35 knots, gusting 42
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 25°F (-4°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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