# Accident 19970908026082A: Cessna 208B, Buckland, AK, September 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1997, 15:45 local time
- Place: Buckland, AK
- Airport: Buckland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXTA
- Location: 65.9792° N, 161.1391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.9792&lon=-161.1391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1123R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1123R-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TPE331-12JR (registry code 33806, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-12jr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114A
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,875 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970908026082A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PARKED ON RAMP WHEN IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4)THE CESSNA 402C, N2649Z, AND THE CESSNA 208B, N1123R, WERE BOTH PARKED AT THE RAMP AREA OF A REMOTE AIRPORT.  BOTH AIRPLANES HAD PASSENGERS ON BOARD, AND BOTH AIRPLANES WERE PREPARING TO DEPART ON CHARTER FLIGHTS.  THE CESSNA 402C WAS PARKED TO THE RIGHT, AND SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE CESSNA 208B.  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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC97LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA145), Sep 8, 1997: Cessna 208B (N1123R), Buckland, AK, 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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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