# Accident 20060328005389A: Cessna 208B, Oak Glen, CA, March 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Oak Glen, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0444° N, 116.8997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0444&lon=-116.8997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208WE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208WE-2006-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A (registry code 52257, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-114a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,792 total, 742 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060328005389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 28, 2006, ABOUT 1655 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 208B, N208WE, DESCENDED INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR OAK GLEN, CALIFORNIA. CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. BOTH OF THE PILOTS, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE CROSS-COUNTRY BUSINESS FLIGHT DEPARTED JACQUELINE COCHRAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (TRM), THERMAL, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1635, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ONT), ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED; HOWEVER, THE FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN ACTIVATED.

## 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 LAX06FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA131), Mar 29, 2006: Cessna 208B (N208WE), Oak Glen, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological weather conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, that led to a stall/spin.

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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