# Accident 20260529007659A: Cessna 208B, Shelton, WA, May 29, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2026, 12:33 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Airport: Sanderson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2336° N, 123.1475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2336&lon=-123.1475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N661WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N661WA) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260529007659A

## Narrative

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

PIC STATED THAT AFTER ALL THE PARACHUTISTS JUMPED / EXITED THE AIRPLANE, HE PROCEEDED BACK TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN, PIC OBSERVED A PARACHUTIST IN THE AREA. WHILE MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID THE PARACHUTIST, PIC WAS DISTRACTED AND THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR THE THRESHOLD OF THE APPROACHED END OF THE AIRPORT RUNWAY. PIC ALSO STATED THAT  THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.

## 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 WPR26LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA205), May 29, 2026: Cessna 208B (N661WA), Shelton, WA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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