# Accident 20000914015109A: Cessna 208B, Detroit, MI, September 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2000, 22:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: T0DA
- Location: 42.2364° N, 83.5275° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2364&lon=-83.5275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N806BF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000914015109A

## Narrative

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

(-23)UPON INITIATING TAKEOFF ROLL ONE OF THE CARGO TIE DOWN STRAP HAD A ROLL PIN BREAK ON THE CARGO FITTING HOLDING IT TO THE FLOOR. THE STRAP CONSEQUENTLY CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE CARGO TO SHIFT AFT IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENT.  THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP.  DUE TO THE SHIFTED CARGO AND UPON SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE THE AIRCRAFT FELL AFT LANDING ON ITS TAIL.

## 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 CHI00LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA312), Sep 15, 2000: Cessna 208B (N806BF), Belleville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper securing of the cargo that led up to the cargo shift during takeoff roll. A factor was the cargo restraint failure.

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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