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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Plattsburgh, NY · January 29, 1990

Date
January 29, 1990 · 20:33 local
Place
Plattsburgh, NY
Airport
Clinton County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AXSA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N854FE
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90FA060
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A114
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,997 total1,482 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Failed to remove snow from airframe prior departure. Climbed out steeply stalled descended into trees.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO REMOVE SNOW FROM AIRFRAME PRIOR DEPARTURE. CLIMBED OUT STEEPLY STALLED DESCENDED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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