Cessna 208 accident near Talkeetna, Alaska, June 28, 1995
On June 28, 1995 at about 4:00 pm local time, a Cessna 208, registered N9825F, was substantially damaged in an accident near Talkeetna, Alaska. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING THE TURN.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 28, 1995 · about 4:00 pm local time
- Place
- Talkeetna, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208 · all 208s on the register
- Registration
- N9825F · no longer on the register · serial 208-0228
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL SURVEY WORK AND WAS REQUIRED TO FLY STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FOR 4 MINUTES PRIOR TO REACHING THE FIRST SURVEY FIX. THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE CLOSE TO SOME HILLS AND HAD TO CROSS A RIDGE LINE WHILE TURNING TO GET ON COURSE. THE PILOT LOOKED AT THE RIDGE LINE, DETERMINED THE AIRPLANE WOULD CLEAR THE RIDGE AND ALL OBSTACLES, STARTED THE TURN, AND LOOKED INSIDE THE COCKPIT TO MAKE A POWER ADJUSTMENT. WHEN HE LOOKED UP AGAIN HE SAW THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLEAR A TALL TREE ON THE RIDGE LINE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE. HE TURNED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE TREE AND STRUCK SOME OTHER TREES WITH THE RIGHT WING.
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 land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,618 hours in all; 100 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 100 in the last 30 days; 5,497 as pilot in command; 290 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,248 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 15, 1995; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 8,000 lb
- Seats: 3
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W PT-6-114 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Transnorthern Aviation INC
The flight
- Departed from: TKA AK at 10:30 am
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 750 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9825F the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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