# Accident 20260313001589A: Cessna 208B, North Canton, OH, March 13, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2026, 13:45 local time
- Place: North Canton, OH
- Airport: Akron-Canton Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CSJA
- Location: 40.9201° N, 81.4357° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9201&lon=-81.4357&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9612B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9612B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,110 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260313001589A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF RWY23 WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUWAY ON TAXIWAY E. THE PILOT THEN ADVISED CAK TOWER THEY NEEDED A MINUTE FOR AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN.THE PILOT THEN ADVISED THEY WERE READY FOR TAKEOFF AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF BY THE TOWER. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OUT ON TO THE RUNWAY, THE WIND TOOK THEIR LEFT WING AND TIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RIGHT WING AND AIRCRAFT NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED APPROXIMATLEY 180 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP FACING A HEADING OF APPROXIMATLEY 060 DEGREES. THE AIRCRFT THEN FELL BACK ON THE MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL TIRES. EMERGENCY SERVICES WER ROLLED AAND THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. WIND REPORTED AT THE TIME WAS 23031G48KT.

## 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 ERA26LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA148), Mar 13, 2026: Cessna 208 (N9612B), North Canton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s decision to conduct a training flight in strong, gusting crosswinds, which resulted in the airplane’s right wing impacting the ground during taxi.

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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