# Accident 19900129001249A: Cessna 208B, Plattsburgh, NY, January 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1990, 20:33 local time
- Place: Plattsburgh, NY
- Airport: Clinton County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AXSA
- Location: 44.5503° N, 73.7502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5503&lon=-73.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N854FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N854FE-1992-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,997 total, 1,482 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900129001249A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC90FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA060), Jan 30, 1990: Cessna 208B (N854FE), Schuyler Falls, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL INFLIGHT AFTER THE AIRPLANE STALLED DURING CLIMBOUT. THE STALL RESULTED FROM A LOSS OF LIFT DUE TO A CONTAMINATED WING SURFACE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF 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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