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NTSB Investigating Cessna 208B Accident Near Wiseman, Alaska

One person was aboard and sustained a minor injury in the June 22, 2026 accident, according to the NTSB accident record; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:20 a.m. ET
An NTSB investigation is under way into an accident involving a near Wiseman, Alaska, on June 22, 2026, at about local time. The event is developing and details remain limited. The accident record lists one person on board and one minor injury, and states that the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The record identifies the operator as and classifies the flight as a Part 135 commuter or on-demand operation. The aircraft is identified in the record as . The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating; the cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records list as a , a single-engine turboprop landplane with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 engine, serial number 208B5529, built in 2019 and seven years old at the time of the accident. The registry lists the operator of record as Wright Air Service and the registered owner as Wright Air Service Inc; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight, the pilot, or otherwise connected to it. Geographic reference data places Wiseman in the Unorganized Borough of Alaska, with a settlement elevation of 1,591 feet, 2.9 miles north of Wiseman Airport and 14 miles north of Coldfoot Airport; that locates the settlement and not the accident site. Weather observations recorded at Coldfoot Airport (PACX), 13.7 miles away and 13 minutes from the reported time, showed wind from 220 degrees at 8 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, few clouds at 8,000 feet and a temperature of 74°F. The observation is an instrument reading and is not a stated cause or factor. As a matter of record, the NTSB database lists one other case involving the same operator: N976E, a Cessna 208B, at Healy, Alaska, on September 23, 2025 (ANC25LA110). The database, which begins in 2008, also lists 5 other cases involving the , of which 2 involved a fatality. Neither the operator history nor the type count says anything about the cause of this accident.

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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 Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.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
N94AW
Type
Textron Aviation Inc 208B — single-engine turboprop landplane
Engines
P&W CANADA PT6A-140
Built
2019-01-01 (7 years old)
Operator of record
Wright Air Service
Registered owner
Wright Air Service IncThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
1,591 ft
Nearest aerodrome
2.9 miles N of Wiseman Airport (WSM/WSM)

Sources

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:20current

    Corrected the relative bearings from reference data (Wiseman lies north, not south, of Wiseman and Coldfoot airports) and clarified that the geographic figures locate the settlement rather than the accident site.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 15:31

    First published.

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