# Accident 20160605008589A: Cessna 208B, Fort Dodge, IA, June 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2016, 06:26 local time
- Place: Fort Dodge, IA
- Airport: Fort Dodge Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MUIA
- Location: 42.5525° N, 94.1833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5525&lon=-94.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N750Z) (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-114A
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160605008589A

## Narrative

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

06/05/2016 - AIRCRAFT N750Z, SERIAL NUMBER 208B1054, A CESSNA CARAVAN, MODEL 208B ENCOUNTERED A TAIL STRIKE WHILE BOARDING PASSENGERS WITHOUT THE TAIL STAND IN PLACE RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AFT FUSELAGE BULKHEAD AT FUSELAGE STATION 427.88.

## 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 GAA16CA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA308), Jun 5, 2016: Cessna 208 (N750Z), Fort Dodge, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to install the tail stand prior to passenger boarding, which resulted in a tail strike.

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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