# Accident 20010426008939A: Cessna 208B, Plattsburgh, NY, April 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2001, 19:35 local time
- Place: Plattsburgh, NY
- Airport: Clinton County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AXSA
- Location: 44.6508° N, 73.4681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6508&lon=-73.4681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N974FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N974FE-2001-10-11) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010426008939A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS ASCENDING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 1,000 AGL WHEN IT LOST POWER. PILOT PLACED IGNITION ON AND EMERGENCY FUEL ON.  PILOT DID NOT NOTICE A PERFORMANCE CHANGE AND PLACED LEVER INTO FEATHER.  PILOT CHOSE AN EMPTY FIELD TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING INTO THE PREVAILING WIND (<5KNOTS) AND TOUCHED DOWN NOSE WHEEL FIRST.  THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DUG INTO THE DIRT AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL FAILED.  THE PILOT THEN APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT.  THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS TOP.  INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE LOW PITCH STOP COLLAR CARBON BLOCK ASSEMBLY P/N B5121 WAS MISSING FROM THE PROPELLER REVERSING LEVER.  THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## 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 IAD01LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA048), Apr 26, 2001: Cessna 208B (N974FE), Plattsburgh, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The incorrect installation of the propeller reversing lever and carbon block assembly, which resulted in a loss of propeller thrust.

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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