# NTSB investigations: Cessna 208B: Loss of engine power (total)

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA25LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA254.md): Cessna 208 · Monroe, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jul 2, 2025 · N716MM · Substantial damage
  > On July 2, 2025, about 1729 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 208B, N716MM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Monroe, New Jersey. The two commercial pilots and 10 passengers were seriously injured, while three passengers…
- [NTSB GAA24WA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA089.md): Cessna 208 · Puerto Escondido, Mexico · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 11, 2024 · N80GE · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN22LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA134.md): Cessna 208B · Campbellton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 28, 2022 · N108RF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s fuel mismanagement, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent impact with trees during a forced landing.
- [NTSB WPR16LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA107.md): Cessna 208B · Acampo, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 2016 · N1114A · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to a fatigue fracture of the fuel pressure line that connected the fuel control unit and the fuel flow transducer due to vibration as the result of a fatigue fracture of an associated support clamp. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB ERA15WA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA310.md): Cessna 208B · Saba, NT · Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 12, 2015 · N924FE · Substantial damage
  > On August 12, 2015, at 1630 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna 208B, U.S. Registration N924FE, operated by Mountain Air Cargo, was substantially damaged following a loss of engine power and ditching in the Caribbean Sea near Saba, Netherlands…
- [NTSB WPR14FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA068.md): Cessna 208B · Kalaupapa, HI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 2013 · N687MA · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power due to the fracture of multiple blades on the compressor turbine wheel, which resulted in a ditching. The reason for the blade failures could not be determined due to secondary thermal damage to the blades.
- [NTSB WPR14FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA024.md): Cessna 208 · Wailea, HI · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 2013 · N861MA · Substantial damage
  > Improper maintenance that resulted in contamination of the engine's compressor turbine disc and blade assembly by glass bead remnants, which resulted in a blade failure.
- [NTSB ANC13LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA012.md): Cessna 208B · Mekoryuk, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 2012 · N169LJ · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power as a result of a fractured first-stage compressor blade due to fatigue cracking. The source of the fatigue crack could not be determined due to secondary damage sustained to the fracture surface.
- [NTSB CEN13FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA080.md): Cessna 208B · Bryans Corner, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 2012 · N1324G · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power as a result of a fractured compressor turbine blade due to fatigue cracking.
- [NTSB CEN13FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA049.md): Cessna 208B · Wichita, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 2012 · N793FE · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power as a result of a fractured compressor turbine blade due to high-cycle fatigue.
- [NTSB ERA10IA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10IA094.md): Cessna 208B · Rome, NY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 2009 · N701FX · No damage
  > The operator's inadequate engine wash intervals, which resulted in compressor turbine blade sulphidation and subsequent turbine blade failure.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073701', '2073700', '2073705')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '341' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence?model=2073701

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