# Accident 19891006039179A: Cessna 208, Uncertain, TX, October 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1989, 22:05 local time
- Place: Uncertain, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6197° N, 94.1394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6197&lon=-94.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208W-1989-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891006039179A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW90FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA005), Oct 7, 1989: Cessna 208 (N208W), Uncertain, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, AND FAILURE OF THE AIRCREW TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND CLEARANCE FROM THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) BESIDE THE RUNWAY. RELATED FACTORS WERE:…

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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