19891006039179A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 208 · Uncertain, TX · October 6, 1989

Date
October 6, 1989 · 22:05 local
Place
Uncertain, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N208W
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW90FA005
Reported as
Cessna 208
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A114
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
6,200 total300 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed at night,unlighted Private strip. Struck trees on side of runway on climbout. Burned.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED AT NIGHT,UNLIGHTED PRIVATE STRIP. STRUCK TREES ON SIDE OF RUNWAY ON CLIMBOUT. BURNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.