# Accident 19960424008069A: Cessna 208B, Chantilly, VA, April 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1996
- Place: Chantilly, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.9475° N, 77.4599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9475&lon=-77.4599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N776FE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960424008069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY WHEN A STRONG GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

## 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 IAD96LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA066), Apr 24, 1996: Cessna 208 (N776FE), Washington, DC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft while taxiing for takeoff. Related factors were the wet runway and the gusty crosswind.

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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