| Date: | Monday 8 September 1997 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Bering Air |
| Registration: | N1123R |
| MSN: | 208B0395 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3563 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buckland Airport, AK (BKC) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Buckland Airport, AK (BKC/PABL) |
| Noorvik-Curtis Memorial Airport, AK (ORV/PFNO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Cessna 402C, N2649Z, and Cessna 208B N1123R were preparing to depart from Buckland, AK (BKC). The pilot of the Cessna 402C began a right turn out of the parking spot. During the turn, the tail of the airplane struck the right aileron of the Cessna 208B, causing substantial damage.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the pilot of the Cessna 402C, N2649Z, to maintain adequate clearance while taxiing alongside the stationary Cessna 208B, N1123R."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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