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| Date: | Tuesday 13 December 2005 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Grant Aviation |
| Registration: | N454SF |
| MSN: | 208B0797 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newtok, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Newtok Airport, AK (WWT/PAEW) |
| Bethel Airport, AK (BET/PABE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport certificated pilot of the Title 14, CFR Part 135 flight was taking off on runway 33, when a gust of wind blew the airplane to the left edge of the runway where it encountered a snow berm. The pilot reported the runway was ice-covered, and the wind was from 060 degrees at 20 knots, with gusts to 25 knots. The airplane exited the runway, the nose gear collapsed, and the left wing struck the ground. According to the director of operations for the operator, there were no known mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. He said the airplane sustained damage to the left wing, nose gear and propeller during the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in the airplane exiting the runway, encountering snow, and the nose gear collapsing. Factors associated with the accident were the gusting wind and the icy runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC06CA011
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 February 2002 | N454SF | Grant Aviation | 0 | Tununak, Alaska | |
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| 15 January 2008 | N454SF | Grant Aviation | 0 | Bethel, Alaska | |
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| 4 February 2020 | N454SF | Grant Aviation | 0 | Hooper Bay Airport, AK (HPB) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 09:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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