# Accident 20151111020679A: Cessna 208B, Grand Forks, ND, November 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2015, 09:50 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9472° N, 97.1739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9472&lon=-97.1739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617ST) (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: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,814 total, 4 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151111020679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON FLIGHT FROM ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORT TO GFK ON N0V 11, 2015. AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED AND PILOT ON BOARD GND PERSONNEL REMOVED AND STOWED TAIL STAND.  AFTER LANDING IN GFK AND PARKING AT RAMP PILOT DIS-EMBARKED THE AIRCRAFT TO PLACE TAIL STAND IN AND AIRCRAFT TIPPED ON IT'S TAIL.  AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHTED BY MOVING PASSENGERS FORWARD ON THE AIRCRAFT AND TAIL STAND THEN INSTALLED.

## 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 CEN16LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA089), Nov 11, 2015: Cessna 208B (N617ST), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly calculate the airplane's weight and balance and center of gravity, which resulted in the tail striking the ground.

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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