Cessna P206C accident near Port Graham, Alaska, June 23, 2025
On June 23, 2025 at about 11:30 pm local time, a 1967 Cessna P206C, registered N8630Z, was substantially damaged in an accident near Port Graham, Alaska (Port Graham airport). It was an other work-use flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper landing flare and failure to maintain pitch control, which resulted in a tail strike. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to initiate a go around after the abnormal runway contact.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 23, 2025 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Port Graham, Alaska · Port Graham · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna P206C, built 1967 · all P206Cs on the register
- Registration
- N8630Z · registry record · serial P206-0430
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work-use flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that, during the landing flare, the airplane bounced. While compensating for the bounce, the pilot pitched up and the tail struck the landing surface, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident 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
- 550091 during descent
- 551090 during descent - normal
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Landing flare › Not attained/maintained
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Pitch control › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Incorrect action selection › Pilot
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Info processing/decision › Decision making/judgment › Pilot
Pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land, none, APLN, none
- Flight time: 3,094.1 hours in all; 16.9 in this make and model; 23.6 in the last 90 days; 14.2 in the last 30 days; 2,905.9 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: February 19, 2025
- Medical certificate: class 3
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-LcA (piston); 0 hours total
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: HOM Homer AK at 11:05 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 30, 1,975 ft by 45 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 800 ft
- Temperature: 48°C, dew point 46°C
- Altimeter: 29.950001 inHg
- Observation at 2:53 pm from PASO, 7 miles away
Weather report (METAR): PASO 232253Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM BKN008 OVC027 09/08 A2995 RMK AO2 CIG 006V010 SLP143 T00890078 TSNO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 5 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ANC25LA069.