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NTSB Investigating Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Accident Near Kodiak, Alaska

The accident record lists substantial damage to the aircraft on January 15, 2026; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:35 a.m. ET
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an accident involving an near Kodiak, Alaska, on January 15, 2026, at about 9:53 p.m. local time, according to the accident record. The event is developing and the information available so far is limited to the preliminary official filing. The accident record lists the aircraft as having sustained substantial damage and classifies the flight as a Part 121 scheduled air carrier operation. It does not list injury counts, which is usual for a preliminary filing. The cause has not been determined, and the NTSB investigation remains open. The accident record identifies the aircraft as registration . Aircraft registry records list it as a Boeing 737-890, a twin-engine jet landplane with CFM International CFM56-7B27/B3 engines, serial number 35681, first flown in 2007 and 19 years old at the time of the accident. The registry lists the registered owner as Inc; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight, the pilot, or otherwise connected to it. Published company material describes as a scheduled U.S. passenger and cargo carrier holding an FAA Part 121 air carrier certificate (designator ASAA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, and headquartered in SeaTac, Washington. Company announcements list Ben Minicucci as chief executive of Alaska Air Group, Jason Berry as chief operating officer of effective November 3, 2025, and Dave Mets as vice president of flight operations; the investigation has made no finding connecting any of them to this accident. For context on the airframe type only, the NTSB database — which begins in 2008 — contains 2 other cases involving the Boeing 737-890, of which 0 involved a fatality. That count is a matter of record and says nothing about the cause of this accident. Geographic reference data places Kodiak in the Kodiak Island Borough of Alaska, at a settlement elevation of 39 ft, 1.6 miles northeast of Kodiak Municipal Airport (PAKD) and 4.2 miles southwest of Kodiak Airport (PADQ); that data locates the town, not the accident site. No cause has been stated by the NTSB, and no further official details have been released.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N583AS
Type
Boeing 737-890 — twin-engine jet landplane
Engines
CFM INTL CFM56-7B27/B3
Built
2007-01-01 (19 years old)
Registered owner
Alaska Airlines IncThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
39 ft
Nearest aerodrome
1.6 miles SW of Kodiak Municipal Airport (PAKD/KDK)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 13:35current

    Corrected the bearings to the two Kodiak aerodromes and clarified the geocode locates the town, not the site; added Alaska Air Group corporate and named post-holder detail with a note that no finding connects them to the accident.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 18:47

    First published.

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