Monday, February 09, 2026

Piper PA-31-350 T-1020, N41189, Yute Commuter Services, incident occurred on February 7, 2026, at Bethel Airport (BET/PABE), Bethel, Alaska

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N41189

- History of Flight:
On February 7, 2026, at about 1312 local time, Yute Commuter Services flight 189, a Piper PA-31-350 T-1020, N41189, registered to YR-Aircraft Leasing LLC and being operated by Yute Air on a Part 135 on-demand flight, sustained minor damage when it was involved in an incident in Bethel, Alaska. There were no injuries.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft departed, experienced engine issues and requested to return to airport and the engine caught fire during taxi." ADS-B data show that the airplane departed runway 1L and entered a climbing left turn to 1,200 ft before it landed back at the airport. The airplane was observed taxiing to the ramp before data stopped. Winds at the time were from 020° at 21 knots, gusting 31 knots.

- Weather:

METAR PABE 072153Z 02021G31KT 10SM CLR M14/M18 A2956 RMK AO2 PK WND 02032/2107 SLP014 T11391178

METAR PABE 072253Z 02024G31KT 10SM CLR M13/M18 A2956 RMK AO2 PK WND 02031/2200 SLP015 T11331178

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