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NTSB accident investigation · Beech 36 · Port Alsworth, AK · August 6, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
August 5, 2026, 18:30 local (Aug 6, 2026, 02:30 UTC)
Place
Port Alsworth, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N364EMBeech 36
Defining event
Landing-landing roll: Landing gear not configured
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
Parties
FAA
FAA report
20260805010209A
Case key
203604

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N364EM
Reported as
Beech 36
Category
Airplane
Serial number
E-56
Built
1968
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 135
Operator
Lake Clark Air
Registered owner
Safeco Leasing LLC
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
TPO · Port Alsworth

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Wind
100° at 10 knots, gusting 17
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
57 °F, dew point 50 °F
Altimeter
30.02 inHg
Observed at
PAIL, 32 nm away
METAR
METAR PAIL 060253Z 10010G17KT 10SM CLR 14/10 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01390100 55003

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.