Beech B-18H accident near White Mountain, Alaska, August 25, 1991
On August 25, 1991 at about 2:42 am local time, a Beech B-18H, registered N228A, was substantially damaged in an accident near White Mountain, Alaska (White Mountain airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was 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 OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 25, 1991 · about 2:42 am local time
- Place
- White Mountain, Alaska · White Mountain · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech B-18H
- Registration
- N228A · no longer on the register · serial BA629
- 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
AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT NOTICED AN ASYMMETRICAL DRAG ORIGINATING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PLANE. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK.
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
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,750 hours in all; 800 in this make and model; 290 in the last 90 days; 100 in the last 30 days; 5,750 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,650 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, July 31, 1991; 18 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 10,100 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W R-985 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Bering Air, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: GLV Golovin AK at 9:15 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 33, 2,100 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 15 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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