# Accident 20260622007359A: Textron Aviation Inc 208B, Wiseman, AK, June 22, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2026, 11:22 local time
- Place: Wiseman, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYTA
- Location: 67.5156° N, 150.4156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.5156&lon=-150.4156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 208B (registry code 2073712, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 (registry code 51499, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 208B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 38,000 total, 30,000 in this make and model, 287 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260622007359A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING COLDFOOT AIRPORT, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTED A HIGH-PITCHED ENGINE NOISE. AFTER BRIEFLY TROUBLESHOOTING THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE ENGINE THEN BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND SURGE. THE PILOTS ATTEMPT TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER FAILED, RESULTING IN INCREASED DRAG. UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FLAT AREA ALONG A RIVER AND SUCCESSFULLY EVACUATED ALL PASSENGERS.

## 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 ANC26LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA062), Jun 22, 2026: Textron 208B (N94AW), Wiseman, AK, 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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