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FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · San Angelo, TX · January 24, 2003

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Date
January 24, 2003
Place
San Angelo, TX
Airport
Ducote Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DEMA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N944FE
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW03FA089
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,356 total0 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N944FERegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2003 · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0044 · Built 1987Airframe modelCessna 208BEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft descended impacting ground at a steep angle of bank, striking the left wing tip then, proceeded until striking power lines and fence. The aircraft continued to roll until it came to rest inverted in the field. Evidence of the left wing tip navigation light structure was found at the site of initial impact. Two pilots on board aircraft sustained serious injuries. No fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED IMPACTING GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE OF BANK, STRIKING THE LEFT WING TIP THEN, PROCEEDED UNTIL STRIKING POWER LINES AND FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT CAME TO REST INVERTED IN THE FIELD. EVIDENCE OF THE LEFT WING TIP NAVIGATION LIGHT STRUCTURE WAS FOUND AT THE SITE OF INITIAL IMPACT. TWO PILOTS ON BOARD AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. NO FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW03FA089Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportSan Angelo, TXThe flight crew's failure to cycle the deice boots prior to conducting a simulated forced landing and their failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the maneuver, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent loss of control. A contributing factor…Jan 24, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N944FE · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19871222080849INormal Cruise · Sacramento, CAEncountered heavy icing 13000 feet. Entered into a spin. Stabilized at 700 feet above ground. Continued the flight.Dec 22, 1987