# Accident 20210403001369A: Cessna 208B, Fairbanks, AK, April 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2021, 13:15 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXGA
- Location: 64.8151° N, 147.8564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8151&lon=-147.8564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A (registry code 52257, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-114a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-114
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,727 total, 650 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210403001369A

## Narrative

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

04/03/2021 13:15 HRS AKDT FAIRBANKS ALASKA N215MC REPORTED ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY TWO (2) LEFT THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT DECIDED AT 200 FEET IN INITIAL TAKE OFF TO CLIMB TO LAND, AND AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND TAXIED OFF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT AND LEFT LANDING GEAR DAMAGED FIVE SOULS ONBOARD. WEATHER WAS IMC IN GROUND ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 WPR21LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA164), Apr 3, 2021: Cessna 208B (N215MC), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

## Other reports on N215MC (1)

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

- [Incident 20190721017779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190721017779I), Jul 21, 2019: Cessna 208B (N215MC), Unalakllet, AK, No damage. ?At approximately 1317 local, the pilot departed Unalakleet Airport for st. michael on an IFR flight plan. The pilot landed there without incident, loaded…

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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