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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 208A · Denver, CO · February 27, 1990

Date
February 27, 1990 · 19:47 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N820FE
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90FA068
Reported as
Cessna 208A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A114
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total70 in this make and model70 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.

Encountered severe icing on IFR approach. Stalled and spun into residence yard. Ice exceeded deicing capability.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE ICING ON IFR APPROACH. STALLED AND SPUN INTO RESIDENCE YARD. ICE EXCEEDED DEICING CAPABILITY.

NTSB investigation

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