# Accident 19950302004919A: Cessna 208B, Ardmore, OK, March 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1995, 08:15 local time
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Airport: Ardmore Downtown Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MT9A
- Location: 34.1890° N, 97.1100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1890&lon=-97.1100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9448B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9448B-2020-07-27) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,374 total, 2,065 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950302004919A

## Narrative

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

ICED UP ON APPROACH. UNABLE TO ARREST SINK RATE AFTER BREAKING OUT OF CLOUDS. IMPACTED IN PASTURE SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW95FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA129), Mar 2, 1995: Cessna 208B (N9448B), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE ICING CONDITIONS PREVAILING AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, AND THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LOOKOUT DUE TO…

## Other reports on N9448B (1)

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

- [Accident 20190708009419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190708009419A), Jul 8, 2019: Cessna 208B (N9448B), Bethel, AK, Destroyed. The aircraft?s speed was above the flight manuals recommended landing speed which led to a need to perform a go-around. The pilot then heard a direction from…

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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