# Accident 19900227002919A: Cessna 208A, Denver, CO, February 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1990, 19:47 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.7604° N, 104.9198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7604&lon=-104.9198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N820FE-1990-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208A (registry code 2073703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 70 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900227002919A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN90FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA068), Feb 28, 1990: Cessna 208A (N820FE), Denver, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE ACCUMULATION OF STRUCTURAL ICE AND SUBSEQUENT STALLING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ICING CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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