# Incident 20131204023479I: Cessna 208B, Snyder, TX, December 4, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2013, 23:05 local time
- Place: Snyder, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MT9A
- Location: 32.7136° N, 100.9119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snyder, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7136&lon=-100.9119&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 PT-6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,671 total, 324 in this make and model, 259 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131204023479I

## Narrative

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

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.  THE ROTATING BEACON ON TOP OF THE RUDDER CLIPPED A POWER LINE AND THE LEFT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT BUT THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE REPORTED FROM THE LANDING.  THE SOLE PILOT ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED.  THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE AND THE CARGO REMAINED SECURED.  OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE COWL.

## Other reports on N208TF (2)

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

- [Accident 20110426006319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110426006319A), Apr 26, 2011: Cessna 208B (N208TF), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. 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…
- [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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