Posted: 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2019

On Thursday at 5:40 p.m. local time, PenAir Flight 3296 was involved in an incident while landing at Dutch Harbor, Alaska.Right now, our highest priority is the safety and care of everyone who was onboard the flight. Our hearts are with them, their families and employees at PenAir.While the aircraft is operated by PenAir and the crew are PenAir employees, this flight was marketed by Alaska Airlines and the passengers are our guests. At this point, we understand 39 passengers and three crew members were onboard. We’re still gathering information about the welfare of those on the flight and the incident itself.We have established a toll-free hotline for anyone who believes they may have a family member or friend onboard. The telephone number, accessible from the United States and Canada, is 1-888-283-2153. A telephone number that’s accessible from Mexico is 001-877-542-6973.We will continue to work closely with PenAir, who is leading the response. This page will be updated as we learn more information. Posted: 10:15 p.m. on Oct.17, 2019 We have established a toll-free hotline for anyone who believes they may have a family member or friend onboard. The telephone number, accessible from the United States and Canada, is 1-888-283-2153. A telephone number that’s accessible from Mexico is 001-877-542-6973. Posted: 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 17, 2019

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK (Post 10597564)

Avherald reports only minor injuries, whereas the Anchorage Daily News, Newsweek and CBS report two critically injured pax - can anyone confirm which account is correct ?

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK (Post 10597516)

Looks like the Saab ran over the runway end chevrons and went over the edge between the Stop sign and the barrier on the right:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Erin Reinders, City Manager City of Unalaska
(907) 581-1251 – telephone [email protected]

PENAIR CRASH AT UNALASKA AIRPORT

Unalaska, Alaska, October 18, 2019 – On Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 5:41 p.m. Unalaska Public Safety officers and Fire/EMS personnel responded to a report of a Saab 2000 aircraft going off the end of the runway while landing at the airport in
Unalaska.

Unalaska Police, Fire and EMS personnel and other emergency responders arrived within five minutes of the event. Unalaska units set up incident command with state assets to manage the incident and assess life and safety issues. Once all safety concerns were identified and mitigated, EMS personnel extracted one patient from the aircraft and completed the evacuation of the remaining passengers. All 39 passengers and crew were accounted for.

The Unalaska Fire Department transported seven patients to the Iliuliuk Clinic and four other patients were brought to the clinic by personal vehicle. Patient injuries ranged from minor to critical. Of the patients transported to the clinic, one was medevaced to Anchorage, and one died of traumatic injuries suffered in the crash. Next of kin has been notified.

Law enforcement has secured the scene pending arrival of NTSB investigators, which may arrive as early as today. The runway and vehicle traffic through the area is shut down until further notice.

Access to Ballyhoo Road is closed and transportation is being coordinated through Unalaska Public Safety. The aircraft may still pose safety risks so the public is asked to stay away from the area.

Updated information will be provided as it becomes available. Thank you for your continued support and patience.

Originally Posted by Lake1952 (Post 10597906)

Runway length of 4100 ft (1250m) is obviously marginal in any kind of tailwind or runway contamination. Hard to envision the regular use of 732 Combi aircraft into this station that AS carried out before 2004.