# Accident 19951212043349A: Cessna 208B, Sacramento, CA, December 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1995, 05:30 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 38.5107° N, 121.4900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5107&lon=-121.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N987FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951212043349A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX96LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA070), Dec 12, 1995: Cessna 208B (N987FE), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot was given an erroneous wind velocity due to a malfunctioning wind gauge in the control tower. Factors relating to the accident were: the high/gusty wind conditions, and the pilot's improper…

## Other reports on N987FE (1)

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

- [Accident 20051018027339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051018027339A), Oct 18, 2005: Cessna 208B (N987FE), Round Rock, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On or about 11:00 p.m. on October 18, 2005, the pilot in command (PIC) made a distress call to austin air traffic control, informing them of engine…

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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