# Accident 20030709036369A: Cessna 208B, Kotzebue, AK, July 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2003, 09:00 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 66.8856° N, 162.5986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8856&lon=-162.5986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N410GV) (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 PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 800 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030709036369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN HARRIS STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 4,500 FEET HE REMOVED HIS SEATBELT AND WENT TO THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT TO "STRETCH HIS LEGS AND CHECK THE CARGO." THE SIC WAS SEATED AT THE CONTROLS. HARRIS STATED THAT AN ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST TURBULENCE LIFTED HIM FROM THE DECK OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WHEN HE AGAIN CONTACTED THE DECK IT BROKE HIS FOOT. THE PASSENGER WAS ALSO A CAPTAIN QUALIFIED IN THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE COMPANY. THE PASSENGER THEN ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO KOTZEBUE, AK TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR THE INJURED AIRMAN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED

## 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 ANC03LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA071), Jul 9, 2003: Cessna 208B (N410GV), Kotzebue, AK, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane encountered unforecast turbulence, which resulted in serious injury to the pilot.

## Other reports on N410GV (2)

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

- [Incident 20230908015199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230908015199I), Sep 8, 2023: Cessna 208B (N410GV), Manokotak, AK, No damage. A passenger was sitting in the front right seat of a grant aviation CE-208 [privacy data omitted]. The passenger was asleep and started leaning forward…
- [Incident 20000915031659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000915031659I), Sep 15, 2000: Cessna 208B (N410GV), Kasigluk, AK, Minor damage. (-23)During rollout at Kasigluk, AK (Z09) found minimal braking on rmlg and no breaking on lmlg. Pilot pulled power lever into reverse while maintaining…

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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