# Accident 20110426006319A: Cessna 208B, El Paso, TX, April 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2011, 18:58 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MT9A
- Location: 31.8072° N, 106.3775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8072&lon=-106.3775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208TF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N208TF) (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
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,990 total, 190 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110426006319A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 26, 2011 AT 1858 MDT A CESSNA 208, N208TF REGISTERED TO AERO LEASING, WAS TIPPED OVER BY A STRONG WIND GUST WHILE AWAITING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AT EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EL PASO, TEXAS WHILE ON A CARGO FLIGHT. VISUAL METERLOGICAL PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EL PASO, TEXAS

## 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 CEN11CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA309), Apr 27, 2011: Cessna 208B (N208TF), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control as result of the gusting wind.

## Other reports on N208TF (2)

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

- [Incident 20131204023479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131204023479I), Dec 4, 2013: Cessna 208B (N208TF), Snyder, TX, Minor damage. During cruise flight, the engine made a loud noise the pilot called a "backfire" and stopped running. The pilot made a power off emergency landing at night.…
- [Accident 20020306003309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020306003309A), Mar 6, 2002: Cessna 208B (N208TF), Barrow, AK, No damage. (-23) Pilot (200 lbs) picked up 4 adult males (760 lbs) with baggage (304 lbs), and approximately 1400 lbs. Of freight, with an estimated 1400 to 1450 lbs fuel…

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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