Cessna 441 accident near Cape Newenham, AK
On August 20, 2026, a Cessna 441 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cape Newenham, AK. 8 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 20, 2026
- Place
- Cape Newenham, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 441 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 8 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 58.640°N, 162.058°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260820203636
NTSB summary
On August 20, 2026, at about 1145 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 441, N128EZ, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Cape Newenham, Alaska. The two pilots and six passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 on-demand air taxi flight. Radio communications between Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) and the flight crew indicated that, following departure from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), Anchorage, Alaska, the flight crew established communications with the ARTCC while enroute to Cape Newenham LRRS Airport (PAEH), Cape Newenham, Alaska. At the time of departure, the most recent METAR from PAEH reported 10 statute miles (SM) visibility and cloud ceilings at 800 ft above ground level (agl). At about 1016, the flight crew received weather information for PAEH and requested the RNAV Runway 15 approach. The ARTCC subsequently cleared the flight crew to descend at their discretion to 6,000 ft mean sea level (msl). At 1027, the controller cleared the flight crew to cross the RNAV (GPS) Runway 15 Initial Approach Fix (IAF), RRLND, at or above 5,000 ft msl and cleared the flight for the RNAV Runway 15 approach. The flight crew responded that they did not want to begin the approach at that time and requested holding instructions. The controller subsequently cleared the flight crew to hold at RRLND with an expected further clearance (EFC) time of 1100. At 1043, the flight crew reported entering the hold at RRLND. The controller acknowledged the report and revised the EF
From Wikipedia
Security Aviation Flight 45 was a charter passenger flight from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to Cape Newenham LRRS Airport in Alaska, United States. On August 20, 2026, a Cessna 441 Conquest II operating that flight crashed on approach to its destination. All eight people on board were killed. Weather was reported to be poor at the airport at the time of the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board has started an investigation into the crash.
Text from Wikipedia, “Security Aviation Flight 45”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
