TEXTRON AVIATION INC 208B
Nome, AK, February 6, 2025
Event Information
| Date | February 6, 2025 |
| Event Type | ACC |
| Location | Nome, AK |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 64.35167, -164.28083 |
| Airport | Nome |
| Highest Injury | FATL |
| NTSB Number | ANC25MA018 |
| Event ID | 20250207199662 |
Aircraft
| Make | TEXTRON AVIATION INC |
| Model | 208B |
| Registration # | N321BA |
| Operator | Bering Air |
| Owner | BERING AIR INC |
| Category | AIR |
| FAR Part | 135 |
| Aircraft Damage | DEST |
Conditions
| Light Condition | DAYL |
| Weather | VMC |
Injuries
| Fatal | 10 |
| Serious | 0 |
| Minor | 0 |
| None | 0 |
| Total Injured | 10 |
Event Location
Probable Cause
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot’s inadequate airspeed management due to workload and degraded situation awareness and his improper inputs leading up to and during the aerodynamic stall, which increased the airplane’s angle of attack. Also causal was operation of the airplane above maximum gross weight, which reduced the airplane’s stall margin. Contributing to the accident were the operator’s inadequate safety management, which allowed the routine operation of flights that exceeded weight limitations, and the Federal Aviation Administration’s inadequate oversight of the operator, which failed to identify and address the routine operation of overweight flights.
About This NTSB Record
This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.