# Accident 19901221055559A: Cessna 208, False Pass, AK, December 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1990, 12:20 local time
- Place: False Pass, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 54.8907° N, 163.4097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=54.8907&lon=-163.4097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9444F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9444F-1994-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 323 in this make and model, 186 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901221055559A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RISING TERRAIN IN MOUNTAIN PASS. LOW CEILING RAIN AND FOG IN AREA. STRONG TURBULENT SURFACE WINDS.

## 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 ANC91FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA018), Dec 21, 1990: Cessna 208 (N9444F), False Pass, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE TERRAIN AND WEATHER WERE FACTORS.

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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