Accident · 2006-09-02
What the record says
- Event date
- 2006-09-02
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- de Havilland DHC-3 (N3125N)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- KATMAI AIR, LLC Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, and subsequent collision with a ditch when the airplane departed the runway. A factor contributing to the accident was a crosswind.
Source: NTSB case ANC06LA134Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.