# Accident 20000304038779A: Cessna 208B, Holy Cross, AK, March 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2000, 12:30 local time
- Place: Holy Cross, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 62.1801° N, 159.8394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1801&lon=-159.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407GV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 700 in this make and model, 262 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000304038779A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT DEPARTED ON A SCHEDULED FLIGHT. DURING CRUISE, ABOUR FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, HE HEARD A BANG. AFTER LANDING AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE LEFT MUD FLAP, NORMALLY POSITIONED AT THE AFT SIDE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE, WAS MISSING. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DENTED AND HAD DAMAGE TO THE AUXILIARY SPAR. (-23) MIDWAY BETWEEN HOLYCROSS AND ANIAK, FLIGHT 2602, A CESSNA 208, EXPERIENCED A LOUD THUMP TO ITS STABILIZER. CONTINUING, PILOT J.R. BEANS, LANDED AT ANIAK TO DISCOVER THE LEFT MUD FLAP HAD SEPARATED FROM ITS ATTACH POINT AND HAD STRUCK THE STABILIZER. INSPECTION REVEALED A DAMAGED AREA 3 1/2 X 8 INCHES. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE MUD FLAP MUST HAVE HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK (UNDETECTABLE DURING PREFLIGHT) AND AIR PRESSURE DURING CRUISE CAUSED IT TO FAIL AND STRIKE THE STABILIZER. M AND D REPORT TO FOLLOW. PART TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE UNKNOWN.

## 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 ANC00LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA033), Mar 4, 2000: Cessna 208B (N407GV), Holy Cross, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight separation of a main landing gear tire mud flap, and subsequent impact with the horizontal stabilizer.

## Other reports on N407GV (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20251101016059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251101016059I), Nov 1, 2025: Cessna 208B (N407GV), Bethel, AK, No damage. On November 1, 2025, approximately 1210 local time, during cruise flight and headed for Bethel Airport; the PIC stated that he experienced several primary bus…
- [Incident 20240615005659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240615005659I), Jun 15, 2024: Cessna 208B (N407GV), Hooper Bay, AK, No damage. The pilot was taxiing with attention diverted away from the ramp looking at the runway. The aircraft propeller struck a stack of cargo boxes on the ramp while…
- [Accident 20210312002319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210312002319A), Mar 12, 2021: Cessna 208B (N407GV), Chevak, AK, Substantial damage. 1) On 03/12/2021 the airman was dispatched to take a flight to hooper bay and Chevak Alaska. 2) A flight risk assessment log was filled out and initialed by…
- [Incident 19981028041309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981028041309I), Oct 28, 1998: Cessna 208B (N407GV), Pilot Station, AK, Minor damage. M&d initiated for failure of left hand landing gear. FSDO id #IAL39102801.

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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