Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a shipping container while taxiing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that, while taxiing to the tie-down area after landing, during a "tight" right turn, the airplane's left wingtip struck a shipping container.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing spar.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA19CA239 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 2, 2019
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Bethel, Alaska
- Nearest airport
- Bethel (BET)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Gippsland GA8
- N-number
- N524AV
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2015
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 135 (charter and commuter)
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.