# Accident 19950112000339A: Cessna 208B, Oakland, CA, January 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1995, 17:47 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AWHA
- Location: 37.6496° N, 121.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6496&lon=-121.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N754FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N754FE-1995-04-14) (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: 25,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950112000339A

## Narrative

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

SAW AIRPORT THROUGH HOLE IN CLOUDS. DESCENDED FOR SAME. STRUCK TREES 14MI FROM OAK. HOLE MUST HAVE CLOSED UP.

## 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 LAX95FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA077), Jan 13, 1995: Cessna 208B (N754FE), Pleasanton, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain visual contact with terrain and sufficient altitude for terrain clearance. Factors in the accident were the pilot's decision to initiate a descent 14 miles…

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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