# Accident 19930828031599A: Cessna 208B, Los Angeles, CA, August 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1993, 04:59 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AWHA
- Location: 33.9400° N, 118.2395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9400&lon=-118.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930828031599A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAXIING TO RAMP WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A TRUCK. TRUCK DRIVER STATED HE NEVER SAW AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX93LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA337), Aug 28, 1993: Cessna 208B (N781FE), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inattention of the driver of a service truck to yield to aircraft and subsequent collision with the airplane as it crossed the service roadway.

## Other reports on N781FE (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250422004939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250422004939I), Apr 22, 2025: Cessna 208B (N781FE), La Verne, CA, No damage. While enroute from bfl to ont, the pilot reported that the master caution amber chip detector warning light illuminated, with no other abnormal engine…
- [Incident 20181123023819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181123023819I), Nov 23, 2018: Cessna 208B (N781FE), Bakersfield, CA, No damage. On 11/23/18 aircraft received clearance and taxied to run up area. Pilot failed to communicate with the tower for 30 minutes while in the runup area with 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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