# Incident 19890107005259I: Cessna 208, Seal Bay, AK, January 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Seal Bay, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Aircraft: N9555F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 850 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/19890107005259I

## Narrative

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

SLOW ENGINE START IN STRONG WIND AND TIDE. ABORTED START UP. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED INTO BRANCHES CAUSING PROP STRIKE.

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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