Legend Air Alaska LLC AK-18-4PX accident near Butte, Alaska, August 6, 2026
On August 6, 2026 at about 2:45 am local time, a 2025 Legend Air Alaska LLC AK-18-4PX, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N913SJ, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Butte, Alaska (Sandbar airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 6, 2026 · about 2:45 am local time
- Place
- Butte, Alaska · Sandbar · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Legend Air Alaska LLC AK-18-4PX, built 2025, amateur-built
- Registration
- N913SJ · registry record · serial AK-001
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Nose over/nose down during landing (landing roll) defining event
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 106 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme
- Maximum gross weight: 2,300 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: PAWS Wasilla AK at 2:20 am
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 7,000 ft
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg
- Observation at 7:00 pm from PAAQ, 6 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR PAAQ 060253Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM -RA BKN070 OVC085 17/14 A3006 RMK AO2 RAB40 SLP180 P0000 60000 T01720139 53001 TSNO $
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
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 ANC26LA083.