Found Acft Canada INC FBA-2C1 accident near Kenai, Alaska, November 30, 2021
On November 30, 2021, a 2003 Found Acft Canada INC FBA-2C1, registered N108J, was substantially damaged in an accident during takeoff near Kenai, Alaska (Salamatof Airpark airport). It was a business flight under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 30, 2021 · cases in 2021
- Place
- Kenai, Alaska · Salamatof Airpark · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Found Acft Canada INC FBA-2C1, built 2003 · all FBA-2C1s on the register
- Registration
- N108J · registry record · serial 39
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that during takeoff, he applied full right rudder and “lightly” applied the right brake as he advanced the engine power to about 30%. The airplane began to veer left, and he reduced the engine power to idle. Subsequently, the airplane continued to veer left, exited the runway, and came to rest in a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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
What happened, in order
- Runway excursion during takeoff defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Tailwind › Effect on operation
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Gusts › Effect on operation
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: glider; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 13,800 hours in all; 300 in this make and model; 170 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 13,778 as pilot in command; 280 on instruments
- Last flight review: June 19, 2021
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,468 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 8, 2021
- Maximum gross weight: 3,500 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540 L1C5 (piston); 2,503 hours total
- Operator: Alaska West Air, Inc.
The flight
- Destination: PABG Beluga AK
- Runway 34, 2,700 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 020° at 19 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,100 ft
- Temperature: 16°F (-9°C), dew point 12°F (-11°C)
- Altimeter: 29.24 inHg
- Observation at 2:53 pm from PAEN, 4 miles away
Weather report (METAR): PAEN 292353Z 02019G24KT 3SM -SN BR OVC011 M09/M11 A2924 RMK AO2 PK WND 03028/2336 SLP903 P0000 60000 T10891111 11089 21128 58047
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on March 18, 2022. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Accident Pictures | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N108J on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2 19 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540 L1C5 18 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Beluga Airport · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 825 in the last ten years
- Alaska 9,142 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ANC22LA010.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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