# Accident 19900727028819A: Cessna 208A, Ruidoso, NM, July 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Sierra Blanca Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 33.3504° N, 105.6797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3504&lon=-105.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105YV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,697 total, 491 in this make and model, 268 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727028819A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE TORQUE AND HIGH TIT. LANDED ON A ROAD. LEFT WING HIT A TREE. COMPRESSOR AND TUBINE BLADES OVERSTRESSED

## 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 DEN90FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA166), Jul 27, 1990: Cessna 208A (N105YV), Ruidoso, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE GAS PRODUCER AND POWER TURBINE ASSEMBLIES. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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