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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Textron 408 · Kotzebue, AK · August 4, 2026

Date
August 4, 2026 · 09:00 local
Place
Kotzebue, AK
Airport
Ralph Wien Memorial
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FXTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N408BA
Reported as
Textron 408
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During a routine preflight walkaround inspection, damage was identified on the right-wing strut fairing. Approximately a 7-inch by 2-inch section of the fairing separated from the aircraft at an undetermined point during the preceding flight.

The certificate holder documented the condition with photographs, submitted a service difficulty report (SDR), and notified the certificate management team (cmt) of the filing.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A ROUTINE PREFLIGHT WALKAROUND INSPECTION, DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED ON THE RIGHT-WING STRUT FAIRING. APPROXIMATELY A 7-INCH BY 2-INCH SECTION OF THE FAIRING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT AN UNDETERMINED POINT DURING THE PRECEDING FLIGHT.

THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER DOCUMENTED THE CONDITION WITH PHOTOGRAPHS, SUBMITTED A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR), AND NOTIFIED THE CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT TEAM (CMT) OF THE FILING.