Cessna 402-C accident near Kiana, Alaska, July 14, 1991
On July 14, 1991 at about 2:45 am local time, a Cessna 402-C, registered N67941, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kiana, Alaska (Kiana airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind 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 FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND OVERRAN THE USABLE PORTION OF THE RUNWAY WHICH WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 14, 1991 · about 2:45 am local time
- Place
- Kiana, Alaska · Kiana · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402-C · all 402-Cs on the register
- Registration
- N67941 · no longer on the register · serial 402C0633
- 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 RUNWAY WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND ONLY A PORTION WAS USABLE. THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE CONSTRUCTION. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE USABLE PORTION AND COLLIDED WITH A ROW OF GRAVEL
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 sea; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,917 hours in all; 980 in this make and model; 135 in the last 90 days; 55 in the last 30 days; 2,833 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,417 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, July 6, 1991; 23 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,850 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-VB (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: OTZ Kotzebue AK at 9:15 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 24, 2,500 ft by 120 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 1,500 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
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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Other NTSB records under N67941 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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