# Incident 20260804009839I: Textron Aviation Inc 408, Kotzebue, AK, August 4, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2026, 09:00 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXTA
- Location: 66.8848° N, 162.5981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALPH WIEN MEML (OTZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8848&lon=-162.5981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N408BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N408BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 408 (registry code 2076527, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: P&Wc PT6A-65SC (registry code 51759, https://openairdocs.org/engine/p-wc-pt6a-65sc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 408
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260804009839I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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