# NTSB ANC25FA035: Cessna T207, N91025, Nanwalek, AK, April 28, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report - Date: April 28, 2025, 13:55 local (21:55 UTC) - Place: Nanwalek, AK - Coordinates: 59.355632, -151.92299 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3556&lon=-151.9230&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious - Status: Investigation ongoing - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA FSDO Juneau - NTSB case key (mKey): 200076 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC25FA035 - NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200076/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25FA035 ## Preliminary report On April 28, 2025, about 1355 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna T207 airplane, N91025, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Nanwalek, Alaska. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. One passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as flight number 213, a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 scheduled commuter air carrier flight. According to the operator, Smokey Bay Air, the pilot and two passengers departed the Homer Airport, Homer, Alaska, en route to the Nanwalek Airport, Nanwalek with 40 gallons of aviation fuel on board, 271 lbs of passenger baggage, and 257 lbs U.S. mail on board. Archived Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data shows the airplane departing Homer, crossing Kachemak Bay and following the coastline before approaching Runway 19 in Nanwalek from the North. The ADS-B track data then shows that, as the airplane approached Nanwalek Airport from the north, it momentarily sidestepped to the right of the runway centerline, which was followed by a left turn once it was parallel with the approach end of Runway 19. The airplane was about 100 ft above ground level (AGL) at the final ADS-B captured datapoint (See figure 1). Figure 1 – Area map with ADS-B track and airport information Multiple witnesses, located on the ground in the vicinity of the airport, reported seeing the airplane approaching Runway 19 for landing, from over the village. The witnesses then stated that the airplane increased throttle and entered a steep left bank near the North end of Nanwalek Airport before losing control and spiraling down to the ground. Some witnesses reported seeing a dog on the runway when the accident airplane was on final approach. A pilot, in a second Smokey Bay Airplane a few miles in trail of the accident airplane also inbound to Nanwalek Airport, recalled hearing the accident pilot state, over the radio, “I’m going around, there’s something on the runway,” just before the accident. The surviving passenger was later interviewed at a hospital in Anchorage, Alaska. He reported approaching Nanwalek Airport from the village side and recalled that the airplane was offset to the right of runway centerline on final approach. He then stated that the airplane entered a sharp, steeper than normal, left banking turn before losing control and rapidly spiraling down to the surface (See figure 2). Figure 2 – Image of accident airplane after recovery from beach (NTSB Photo) The airplane came to rest on the beach about 350 ft northwest of the approach end of Runway 19. First responders subsequently pulled the airplane wreckage to higher ground to keep the airplane from becoming submerged as the tide began to rise. The left wing was separated from the fuselage, held only by the control cables, and rotated forward of the main wreckage. The right wing exhibited spanwise deformation to the outboard section, beyond the lift strut, consistent withimpact damage. Both the aft section of the fuselage, forward of the empennage, and the nose section of the fuselage, forward of the cockpit, exhibited damage consistent with rotational forces on impact. During the onsite investigation, no preimpact anomalies were visually observed with the flight control system. The flap selector was found in the full down position. The three propeller blades exhibited rotational signatures. The wreckage has been recovered to a secure facility for further examination. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T207, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=2073612), [All aircraft, 1,708 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N91025](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91025), registered now, S/N 20700016, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T207 - Registry model: [Cessna T207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (registry code 2073612) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20700016 - Year built: 1969 - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 135 - Operator: Smokey Bay Air - Registered owner: Arctic Aviation Leasing LLC - Departed: HOM, Homer, AK - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: Company VFR ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 7 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 29.68 inHg - Observed at: PASO, 9 nm away - METAR: PASO 282153Z AUTO 19007G15KT 10SM CLR 09/00 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP050 T00890000 TSNO ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250428014169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250428014169A), Apr 28, 2025: Cessna T207, Nanwalek, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was on approach to rwy 19. Witnesses report there was a dog on the runway. Other company aircraft flying behind accident aircraft says he heard… ## Other investigations on N91025 (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 GAA16CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA445), Aug 23, 2016: Cessna T207 (N91025), Nanwalek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unstabilized approach and a subsequent runway overrun while landing on a short runway in variable wind conditions. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.