PenAir Flight 3296

PenAir Flight 3296
The aircraft after overunning the runway
Accident
DateOctober 17, 2019
SummaryRunway excursion
Site
Aircraft

N686PA, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in July 2019
Aircraft typeSaab 2000
OperatorPenAir on behalf of 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 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. The aircraft was substantially damaged during the accident and written off.