Cessna 208 accident near Atmautluak, Alaska, November 18, 1987
On November 18, 1987 at about 9:15 pm local time, a Cessna 208, registered N9370F, was substantially damaged in an accident near Atmautluak, Alaska (Atmautlwak airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind 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
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 18, 1987 · about 9:15 pm local time
- Place
- Atmautluak, Alaska · Atmautlwak
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208 · all 208s on the register
- Registration
- N9370F · no longer on the register · serial 2080031
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED AT A DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE 2,000 FOOT ICE COVERED GRAVEL RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR WAS OUT OF RIG AND WOULD NOT GO INTO BETA RANGE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.
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, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 27,000 hours in all; 33 in this make and model; 400 in the last 90 days; 110 in the last 30 days; 26,900 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,181 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 81 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 8,000 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W PT-6 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BET Bethel AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 15, 2,000 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 25°F (-4°C), dew point 19°F (-7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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