# Accident 19990202015069A: Cessna 208B, Cody, WY, February 2, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1999, 17:11 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HSYA
- Location: 44.5097° N, 109.0497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5097&lon=-109.0497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N980FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N980FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A (registry code 52257, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-114a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990202015069A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 2, 1999, AT 1711 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 208B, N980FE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A GUST OF WIND WHICH NOSED THE AIRPLANE DOWN WHILE TAXIING AT YELLOWSTONE REGIONAL AIRPORT, CODY, WYOMING. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY CORPORATE AIR OF BILLINGS, MONTANA, DBA FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY CARGO FLIGHT WHICH WAS TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED WITH THE DESTINATION OF RIVERTON, WYOMING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, A GUST OF WIND NOSED THE AIRPLANE DOWN. THE RIGHT WING SPAR WAS BENT.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (-23) THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLOR WHEN A WIND GUST NOSED THE A/C DOWN, DURING TAXI TO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKE OFF.

## 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 DEN99LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA036), Feb 3, 1999: Cessna 208B (N980FE), Cody, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to unfavorable winds conditions.

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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