# Accident 19900606018919A: Cessna 208A, Fresno, CA, June 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1990, 17:15 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno-Chandler Downtown Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AWHA
- Location: 36.7490° N, 119.6691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7490&lon=-119.6691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803FE-1991-01-07) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,275 total, 335 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900606018919A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL AND OIL PRESSURE. SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED. OVERRAN RUNWAY DOWNWIND OIL FILLER CAP IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

## 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 LAX90FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA209), Jun 7, 1990: Cessna 208A (N803FE), Fresno, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE OIL FILLER CAP BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS LANDING APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY DURING THE…

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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