# Accident 20031220036199A: Cessna 208B, Covington/Cinci, KY, December 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2003, 06:22 local time
- Place: Covington/Cinci, KY
- Airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MT9A
- Location: 39.0461° N, 84.6619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0461&lon=-84.6619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9469B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9469B) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,095 total, 770 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031220036199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT MADE TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 27 AT CVG. PILOT STATES THAT DURING CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNSTABLE ABOUT IT'S LATERAL AXIS. PILOT ABORTED THE TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND, VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. NO INJURIES, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC04LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA050), Dec 20, 2003: Cessna 208B (N9469B), Covington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection, which resulted in a decrease in airplane performance due to ice, and a subsequent hard landing.

## Other reports on N9469B (3)

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

- [Accident 20220318003861A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220318003861A), Mar 18, 2022: Cessna 208B (N9469B), Dfw, TX, Substantial damage. On 3/18/2022 at approximately 2054HRS a CE-208 caravan, registration # N78SA landed at Dfw Airport. During taxi back to his parking spot, the pilot, states…
- [Incident 19980206005629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980206005629I), Feb 6, 1998: Cessna 208 (N9469B), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: during IFR approach to Midland, TX aircraft picked up light airframe icing. During landing flair, aircraft stalled and fell approximately 3 feet.…
- [Incident 19980108003479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980108003479I), Jan 8, 1998: Cessna 208B (N9469B), Abilene, TX. Narrative: during climbout at about 4,000 feet, 10 miles east of abi, the alternator control unit failed which caused smoke in the cockpit, but no fire. The…

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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