# Accident 19980407046779A: Cessna 208B, Bismarck, ND, April 7, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1998, 08:41 local time
- Place: Bismarck, ND
- Airport: Bismarck Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HSYA
- Location: 46.8007° N, 100.7609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8007&lon=-100.7609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N868FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N868FE-1998-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980407046779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ON AN ILS APPROACH TO BISMARCK, ND. AIRPORT, RUNWAY 31 CRASHED 1.5 MILES OFF END OF RUNWAY IN AN APPARENT STALL/SPIN.

## 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 CHI98FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA119), Apr 7, 1998: Cessna 208B (N868FE), Bismarck, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach which resulted in an inadvertant stall. Factors associated with the accident were the icing conditions and the pilot's low level…

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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