19951212043349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Sacramento, CA · December 12, 1995

Date
December 12, 1995 · 05:30 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Sacramento Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FDEA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N987FE
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA070
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A114
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,300 total1,800 in this make and model144 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Nosed up and over on a wing trying to taxi in severe surface wind gust. Tower wind gauge error. Gust to 47 knots.

As the FAA filed it

NOSED UP AND OVER ON A WING TRYING TO TAXI IN SEVERE SURFACE WIND GUST. TOWER WIND GAUGE ERROR. GUST TO 47 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N987FE · 1

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