Alaska B737 near Sitka on Dec 15th 2025, lightning strike
Last Update: December 17, 2025 / 17:06:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-62
Departure
Juneau, United States
Destination
Sitka, United States
Aircraft Registration
N644AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
Airport ICAO Code
PASI
The aircraft was unable to continue its schedule to Ketchikan and Seattle, the sectors were cancelled.
The aircraft positioned to Seattle after about 3 hours on the ground and is still on the ground in Seattle about 37 hours after landing in Seattle.
The FAA reported (erroneously providing Dec 16th as occurrence date, when the aircraft was on the ground in Seattle): "AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING DAMAGING A WINGLET, SITKA, AK.", the damage was minor.
Metars:
PASI 152253Z 11016G27KT 10SM BKN047 04/M02 A2909=
PASI 152153Z 10017G34KT 9SM BKN050 BKN060 OVC070 04/M02 A2908=
PASI 152053Z 11013G22KT 5SM -SN SCT010 BKN034 OVC046 04/M02 A2909 RMK AO2 PK WND 11031/1958 RAB13E50 SLP851 P0001 60003 T00441017 53023 $=
PASI 151953Z 12015G27KT 7SM -SN FEW019 FEW037 BKN046 04/M02 A2907 RMK AO2 PK WND 12031/1901 RAB49E53 SLP842 P0001 T00441017 $=
PASI 151853Z 10016G28KT 8SM -SN FEW013 SCT019 BKN040 04/M02 A2904=
PASI 151815Z 09015G30KT 3SM -SN FEW013 BKN019 BKN028 03/M01 A2904=
PASI 151753Z 11016G38KT 1SM -SN VV015 02/M01 A2902 RMK AO2 PK WND 09038/1750 SLP828 P0002 60002 T00221006 10033 20006 53022 $=
PASI 151747Z 09018G27KT 1SM -SN VV012 02/M01 A2902=
PASI 151653Z 10022G32KT 1/2SM SN VV009 01/M02 A2900 RMK AO2 PK WND 11039/1625 SLP819 P0000 T00111022 FZRANO $=
PASI 151613Z AUTO 10025G33KT 3/4SM -SN VV014 01/M03 A2897 RMK AO2 PK WND 10037/1600 P0000 T00061028 FZRANO TSNO $=
PASI 151600Z AUTO 10026G37KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC016 01/M03 A2896=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-62
Departure
Juneau, United States
Destination
Sitka, United States
Aircraft Registration
N644AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
Airport ICAO Code
PASI
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