# Accident 20200116000259A: Raytheon Aircraft Company B200, Dutch Harbor, AK, January 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2020, 08:21 local time
- Place: Dutch Harbor, AK
- Airport: Unalaska
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: O9IA
- Location: 53.8989° N, 166.5450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.8989&lon=-166.5450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N547LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N547LM-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon B200 (registry code 7150006, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-b200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 86 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200116000259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 31 WITH A REPORTED 26 KT. TAIL WIND AND DID NOT BECOME FULLY AIRBORNE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR MAY HAVE STRUCK ROCKS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE CRASH LANDING IN THE WATER.  A MEDICAL CREWMEMBER REPORTED HEARING THE STALL WARNING PRIOR TO WATER CONTACT.

## 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 ANC20LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA015), Jan 16, 2020: Beech 200 (N547LM), Unalaska, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to takeoff downwind and to load the airplane beyond its allowable gross weight and center of gravity limits, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.…

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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