# Incident 19900305042359I: Cessna 208B, Wright, WY, March 5, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Wright, WY
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CAPA
- Location: 43.7493° N, 105.4904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7493&lon=-105.4904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812FE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90IA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90IA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900305042359I

## Narrative

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

REPORT ENGINE FAILED DURING CLIMB. EXPLOSIVE NOISE AND LIGHT VIBRATION. LANDED ON HIGHWAY.

## 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 DEN90IA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90IA072), Mar 6, 1990: Cessna 208A (N812FE), Wright, WY, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE INCIDENT WAS ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO GAS PRODUCER TURBINE DISC BLADE FAILURE CAUSED BY STRESS RUPTURE.

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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