# Accident 19950111001739A: Cessna 208B, Flagstaff, AZ, January 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1995, 18:05 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: COEA
- Location: 35.2294° N, 111.7210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2294&lon=-111.7210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N746FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N746FE-1997-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950111001739A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED PROBLEM ON CLIMBOUT. CIRCLED IN LOW CEILING AND SNOW. DESCENDED INTO TREES. ICING. FUEL SELECTOR PROBLEMS.

## 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 LAX95FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA076), Jan 12, 1995: Cessna 208B (N746FE), Flagstaff, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly configure the aircraft fuel system prior to takeoff, and his failure maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while maneuvering to return to the airport.…

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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