Flight Alaska

Part 135 operator

Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: FLIGHT ALASKA INC, Flight Alaska

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

10 records, spanning 2002–2013.

Accident · 2013-12-15 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172M (N20109) No injuries Part 135

Operated by Flight Alaska Inc. (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Source: NTSB case ANC14LA011
Accident · 2013-03-06 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 207 (N1704U) No injuries Part 135

Operated by Flight Alaska Inc. (per NTSB report)

The failure of the engine’s No. 1 piston connecting rod retaining bolts due to fatigue fracturing, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight.

Source: NTSB case ANC13LA029
Accident · 2011-12-21 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 207A (N6480H) Minor injury Part 135

Operated by Flight Alaska Inc (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions with moderate icing, which resulted in structural icing and an aerodynamic stall.

Source: NTSB case ANC12CA016
Accident · 2008-11-14 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 207 (N36CF) Minor injury Part 135

Operated by Flight Alaska (per NTSB report)

The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather and icing conditions, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall, resulting in a loss of control and in-flight collision with terrain while on an approach to land.

Source: NTSB case ANC09LA012
Accident · 2008-08-18 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 207A (N9935M) No injuries Part 135

Operated by Flight Alaska (per NTSB report)

The pilot's excessive taxi speed while taxiing to the runway, and his failure to see the stopped airplane ahead of him in time to avoid a collision.

Source: NTSB case ANC08LA106
Accident · 2008-02-07 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 207 (N7380U) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Flight Alaska Inc. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare/touchdown.

Source: NTSB case ANC08CA036
Accident · 2007-01-07 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 207 (N6470H) No injuries Part 135

Operated by Flight Alaska Inc. — Commuter air carrier (135), On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: Yute Air Alaska (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a snow berm with the left main landing gear, and subsequent damage to the right wing. Factors contributing to the accident were dark night lighting conditions, and a snow berm along the edge of the runway.

Source: NTSB case ANC07LA014
Accident · 2006-10-13 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 207 (N7336U) Minor injury Part 135

Operated by Flight Alaska Inc. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude during the landing approach, which resulted in an undershoot and in-flight collision with a river embankment. Factors contributing to the accident were reduced visibility due to rain and mist.

Source: NTSB case ANC07LA003
Accident · 2005-02-15 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 207 (N36CF) Minor injury Part 135

Operated by Flight Alaska Inc. — Commuter air carrier (135), On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: Yute Air Alaska (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a departure from the runway and collision with a snow bank. A factor contributing to the accident was snow-covered terrain.

Source: NTSB case ANC05LA041
Accident · 2002-02-04 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 206 (N756HL) Fatal injury Part 135

Operated by Flight Alaska, Inc. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate ground clearance, which resulted in an in flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were flat light conditions, and snow-covered terrain.

Source: NTSB case ANC02FA014

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2010-04-22 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $8,400 · case closed 2010-10-20

Source: FAA case 2010AL030058

Maintenance disclosure history

No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N1704UCESSNA 2071975Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N20109Operator named in NTSB report
N36CFOperator named in NTSB report
N6470HCESSNA 207A1979Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N6480HOperator named in NTSB report
N7336UOperator named in NTSB report
N7380UOperator named in NTSB report
N756HLOperator named in NTSB report
N9935MCESSNA 207A1982Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

  • N20109 — records 2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N1704U (CESSNA 207) — records 2013 · registered to KUSPUK SCHOOL DISTRICT (owner ≠ operator)
  • N6480H — records 2011 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N36CF — records 2005–2008 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N9935M (CESSNA 207A) — records 2008 · now operated by FRESH WATER ADVENTURES INC
  • N7380U — records 2008 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N6470H (CESSNA 207A) — records 2007 · now operated by JOHNSTON, THOMAS
  • N7336U — records 2006 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N756HL — records 2002 · no longer on the FAA registry