What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 21, 2011 about 1100 Alaska standard time, (ast), a tricycle wheel equipped Cessna 207A airplane, N6480H, sustained substantial damage on approach to Kwigillingok, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules commercial flight under title 14, CFR part 135, scheduled air taxi flight by flight Alaska inc. d.b.a. yute air, when the accident occurred . The pilot was the sole occupant on board and reports indicate he suffered a mild spinal injury. The flight originated at bethel, at approximately 1000 (ast). The reported purpose of the flight was transportation of bypass mail to Kwigillingok, AK. The airplane was substantially damaged by the impact and came to rest at 59 53'1.13"n, 163 10'15.95"w approximately 500FT from the initial impact point. The closest weather reporting facility is kipnuk, AK.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 21, 2011 ABOUT 1100 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, (AST), A TRICYCLE WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 207A AIRPLANE, N6480H, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON APPROACH TO KWIGILLINGOK, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES COMMERCIAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 135, SCHEDULED AIR TAXI FLIGHT BY FLIGHT ALASKA INC. D.B.A. YUTE AIR, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED . THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND REPORTS INDICATE HE SUFFERED A MILD SPINAL INJURY. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BETHEL, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 (AST). THE REPORTED PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TRANSPORTATION OF BYPASS MAIL TO KWIGILLINGOK, AK. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY THE IMPACT AND CAME TO REST AT 59 53'1.13"N, 163 10'15.95"W APPROXIMATELY 500FT FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. THE CLOSEST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY IS KIPNUK, AK.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N6480H · 2
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