# Incident 19900208063539I: Cessna 208B, Sacramento, CA, February 8, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1990, 18:11 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AWHA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N984FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N984FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900208063539I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE ON FINAL APPROACH. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N984FE (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080611840389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080611840389I), Jun 11, 2008: Cessna 208B (N984FE), Fresno, CA, No damage. (-23) After departing airport on crosswind climb-out, pilot heard a loud noise followed by complete loss of engine power. Pilot immediately declared emergency…
- [Incident 20041130032639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041130032639I), Nov 30, 2004: Cessna 208B (N984FE), Ontario, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) After landing on Ontario rwy 26R, the pilot was initially given directions from ground to exit at taxiway f, but due to new traffic, he was told to exit…

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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