# Incident 19871222080849I: Cessna 208B, Sacramento, CA, December 22, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1987, 04:15 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UNIA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N944FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N944FE-2003-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871222080849I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED HEAVY ICING 13000 FEET. ENTERED INTO A SPIN. STABILIZED AT 700 FEET ABOVE GROUND. CONTINUED THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N944FE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030124001119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030124001119A), Jan 24, 2003: Cessna 208B (N944FE), San Angelo, TX, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft descended impacting ground at a steep angle of bank, striking the left wing tip then, proceeded until striking power lines and fence. The…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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