PenAir Flight 3296

PenAir Flight 3296
The Saab 2000 after the runway excursion
Accident
DateOctober 17, 2019
SummaryRunway excursion
SiteUnalaska Airport, Amaknak Island, Alaska
Aircraft
Aircraft typeSaab 2000
OperatorPenAir d/b/a Alaska Airlines
IATA flight No.7H3296
ICAO flight No.NLA3296
Call signPENINSULA 3296
RegistrationN686PA
Flight originTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport
DestinationUnalaska Airport
Occupants42
Passengers39
Crew3
Fatalities1
Injuries11
Survivors41

PenAir Flight 3296 (marketed as Alaska Airlines Flight 3296 under a codeshare agreement with Alaska Airlines) was a domestic scheduled flight from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, to Unalaska Airport on Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska. On October 17, 2019, the Saab 2000 operating the flight overran the runway after landing at its destination airport. Of the 42 passengers and crew on board, one passenger (identified as David Allan Oltman) was fatally injured when a propeller blade penetrated the fuselage, one was seriously injured and ten suffered minor injuries.[1] The aircraft was substantially damaged during the accident and written off.[2]

  1. ^ "Saab 2000, N686PA: Fatal accident occurred October 17, 2019 at Unalaska-Tom Madsen Airport (PADU), Unalaska, Alaska". www.kathrynsreport.com. October 18, 2019. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Saab 2000 N686PA Unalaska-Tom Madsen Airport, AK (DUT)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023.

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