# Accident 20020315005629A: Cessna 208B, March 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2002, 01:55 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: P91A
- Location: 44.3572° N, 91.7858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3572&lon=-91.7858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N228PA-2004-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020315005629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESS STATED THAT ICE WAS PRESENT ON AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM MSP. WITNESS ALSO STATED THAT THE PILOT DECLINED DEICE SERVICE AT MSP.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MSP INTO KNOWN ICE CONDITIONS WITH ICE ADHERED TO THE WING AND OTHER SURFACES.  APROOXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF PILOT REPORTED UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. PILOT WAS CLEARED TO WINONA, MN. (ONA) AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND 15 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF WINONA, MN IN BUFFALO COUNTY WI.

## 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 CHI02FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA093), Mar 15, 2002: Cessna 208B (N228PA), Alma, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not removing the ice contamination from the airplane prior to departure and the pilot intentionally flying into known severe icing conditions, resulting in the aircraft not being able to…

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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