# Accident 19900130002129A: Cessna 208B, Burlington, VT, January 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1990, 21:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: Burlington International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BQTA
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4688B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4688B-1992-06-24) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,110 total, 270 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900130002129A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND NOT DEICED AFTER STANDING IN HEAVY WET SNOW. FAILED TO CLIMB ON TAKEOFF. HIT WIRES AND 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 NYC90FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA061), Jan 30, 1990: Cessna 208B (N4688B), Williston, VT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO DE-ICE THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, AND HIS DECISION TO MAKE THE TAKEOFF AT A WEIGHT THAT EXCEEDED BOTH THE MAXIMUM STRUCTURAL TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND THE REDUCED TAKEOFF…

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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