WPR26LA205

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 208B · Shelton, WA · May 29, 2026

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
May 29, 2026, 12:42 local (19:42 UTC)
Place
Shelton, WA · Near / short of airport runway
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N661WACessna 208B
Defining event
Approach-VFR pattern final: Unknown or undetermined
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Parties
FAA
FAA report
20260529007659A
Case key
203104

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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
N661WA
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
208B0661
Built
1998
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Skydiving · Part 91
Operator
Kapowsin Air Sports Ltd
Registered owner
Kapowsin Air Sports Ltd
Airport
SHN · Sanderson Fld, runway 05/23, 5,005 × 100 ft, asphalt

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

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
240° at 13 knots, gusting 24
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
4,500 ft overcast
Temperature
63 °F, dew point 41 °F
Altimeter
29.99 inHg
Observed at
KSHN
METAR
METAR KSHN 291953Z AUTO 24013G24KT 10SM OVC045 17/05 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01720050

FAA reports on this event · 1

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