# Accident 20080509840189A: Cessna 208B, Grand Rapids, MI, May 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2008, 20:37 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Gerald R. Ford International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SBAA
- Location: 42.9497° N, 85.4804° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9497&lon=-85.4804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N893FE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 3,400 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080509840189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A CESSNA 208B EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE ABOUT 8 MILES OUT FROM HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT (GRR) AT 2500 FEET MSL. ENGINE RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 CHI08LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA129), May 10, 2008: Cessna 208B (N893FE), Ada, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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