# Accident 20101018052929A: Beech 1900C, Sitka, AK, October 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2010, 07:00 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Sitka Rocky Gutierrez
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YADA
- Location: 57.0469° N, 135.3614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0469&lon=-135.3614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111AX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111AX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 306 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101018052929A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES FROM THE SITKA ALASKA ROCKY GUTIERREZ AIRPORT, WHILE CONDUCTING A GPS INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE TO AN INTENDED LANDING.

## 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 ANC11LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA004), Oct 18, 2010: Beech 1900C (N111AX), Sitka, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A lightning strike which resulted in substantial damage to the elevator.

## Other reports on N111AX (6)

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

- [Incident 20200720008849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200720008849I), Jul 20, 2020: Beech 1900C (N111AX), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Out of the block at 124O, cleared to taxi h C-1 a d. as taxi started, clearance revised to h D-1, hold short of D-1, near helicopters. SIC taxied out to the…
- [Incident 20180628008759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180628008759I), Jun 28, 2018: Beech 1900C (N111AX), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft was marshaled from parking spot on operators ramp. During taxi, aircraft left wing made contact with cargo container partially parked on ramp skirting…
- [Incident 20171005016329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171005016329I), Oct 5, 2017: Beech 1900C (N111AX), Anchorage, AK, No damage. Aer flight 43, a B190 aircraft, declared an emergency due to a pressurization issue, and would be returning to anc. No assistance required. Aer 43 landed…
- [Incident 20130729014752I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130729014752I), Jul 29, 2013: Beech 1900C (N111AX), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. * A DHC-3 aircraft equipped with amphibious floats was parked on the corner of the company ramp. * The BE-1900 was taxiing in after a flight to the company…
- [Accident 20120524011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120524011169A), May 24, 2012: Beech 1900C (N111AX), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. Alaska central express Beech 1900C flying into Nixon Fork Mine had a tail strike on landing, resulting in damage to the ventral fin and belly of the aircraft.…
- [Incident 20071217828769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071217828769I), Dec 17, 2007: Beech 1900C (N111AX), Aniak, AK, No damage. (-23) On taxi for takeoff aircrew heard a loud hissing sound from aft section of the aircraft. Aircrew taxied back to ramp area. PIC became incapacitated. SIC…

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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