# Accident 20140619010189A: Cessna 208B, Egegik, AK, June 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2014, 18:30 local time
- Place: Egegik, AK
- Airport: Isa Beach, Ak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 58.2731° N, 157.5375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.2731&lon=-157.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N208SM) (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: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,635 total, 840 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140619010189A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE FROM A KNOWN OBJECT - A STEEL CONEX STORAGE CONTAINER - AND STRUCK IT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN WING DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL.

THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED AND ENTIRELY TOO FOCUSED ON ANOTHER OBSTRUCTION - A SMALL RED FLOAT BUOY - LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE AND CONSEQUENTLY FAILED TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WITH THE KNOWN OBSTRUCTIONS TO HIS RIGHT.

(DATE OF HIRE = 9/9/2012)

## 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 ANC14CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA044), Jun 20, 2014: Cessna 208B (N208SM), Egegik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of situational awareness during the takeoff roll resulting in a collision with a refrigeration trailer.

## Other reports on N208SM (1)

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

- [Incident 20230104000029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230104000029I), Jan 4, 2023: Cessna 208B (N208SM), Bethel, AK, No damage. On January 4, 2023, about 0915 local time, the PIC was taxiing towards the runway at chefornak airport; destined for Bethel. Prior to takeoff, the PIC…

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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