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

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Date
August 4, 2026 · 12:00 local
Place
Nome, AK
Airport
Nome
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FXTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N703BA
Reported as
Textron 408
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N703BARegistered now · Textron 408S/N 408-0039 · Built 2025Airframe modelTextron 408Engine modelP&Wc PT6A-65SCTurbo-prop

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What happened

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During a scheduled aircraft inspection, the certificate holder identified a missing/damaged portion of the vertical stabilizer skin. The panel appears to have broken/sheared and seperated from the aircraft during flight at an undetermined date and time. The broken panel caused minor damage to the rudder and the left elevator when it tore off the aircraft. The certificate holder indicated that a service difficulty report (SDR) will be submitted accordingly. The certificate holder has also reported this to the aircraft manufacturer.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A SCHEDULED AIRCRAFT INSPECTION, THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER IDENTIFIED A MISSING/DAMAGED PORTION OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN. THE PANEL APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN/SHEARED AND SEPERATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT AT AN UNDETERMINED DATE AND TIME. THE BROKEN PANEL CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND THE LEFT ELEVATOR WHEN IT TORE OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER INDICATED THAT A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR) WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY. THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER HAS ALSO REPORTED THIS TO THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER.