Accident · 1997-07-21

NTSB case ANC97LA109 · Cessna 208 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1997-07-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 208 (N9481F)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Peninsula Airways Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PENINSULA AIRWAYS INC. — Flag carrier (121), Commuter air carrier (135), On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: PENAIR

Probable cause

The pilots decision to continue the landing into adverse weather conditions and failure to maintain runway alignmet. A factor was the rain shower which resulted in reduced forward visibility.

Source: NTSB case ANC97LA109

Flight 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.

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