What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 22, 2008, about 1815 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 207 airplane, N17GN, operated by hageland aviation, anchorage, Alaska, as scheduled commuter flight 8066, overran the runway at Kongiganak, Alaska, during an aborted takeoff, sustaining substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The commercial pilot and three of the five passengers reported no injuries; two passengers reported minor injuries. The flight was en route to bethel, Alaska, in visual meteorological conditions, and a company VFR flight plan was in effect.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 22, 2008, ABOUT 1815 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 207 AIRPLANE, N17GN, OPERATED BY HAGELAND AVIATION, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, AS SCHEDULED COMMUTER FLIGHT 8066, OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AT KONGIGANAK, ALASKA, DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THREE OF THE FIVE PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES; TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS EN ROUTE TO BETHEL, ALASKA, IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND A COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS IN EFFECT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.