# NTSB investigations: Cessna 208B, 2003

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 NYC04LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA050.md): Cessna 208B · Covington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 2003 · N9469B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection, which resulted in a decrease in airplane performance due to ice, and a subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB LAX04LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA043.md): Cessna 208B · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 2003 · N717BT · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper decision to taxi behind another airplane conducting an engine run-up, which resulted in a jet blast encounter.
- [NTSB NYC04IA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04IA023.md): Cessna 208B · Bangor, ME · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 2003 · N805TH · Minor damage
  > The pilot's inability to see through the windshield, which was obscured due to icing conditions. This resulted in the pilot's inadequate flare, and a subsequent hard landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the wing icing.
- [NTSB ANC03LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA071.md): Cessna 208B · Kotzebue, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2003 · N410GV · No damage
  > The airplane encountered unforecast turbulence, which resulted in serious injury to the pilot.
- [NTSB NYC03LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA107.md): Cessna 208B · New Russia, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 2003 · N208AD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to verify the position of the fuel selectors prior to takeoff, which resulted in a power loss due to fuel starvation. A factor was the failure of the fuel selector warning horn.
- [NTSB ANC03LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA029.md): Cessna 208 · Kotzebue, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 2003 · N205BA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance above the ground, resulting in a collision with snow and ice covered terrain during the final approach phase of a VFR landing. Factors…
- [NTSB ENG03RA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG03RA010.md): Cessna 208 · Caqueta Province, Colombia · Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 13, 2003 · N1116G · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC03LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA030.md): Cessna 208B · Russian Mission, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 2003 · N1276P · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to use a tail stand while loading passengers, which resulted in the airplane's tail impacting the ground.
- [NTSB FTW03FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA089.md): Cessna 208B · San Angelo, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 2003 · N944FE · Destroyed
  > The flight crew's failure to cycle the deice boots prior to conducting a simulated forced landing and their failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the maneuver, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent loss of control. A contributing factor…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2003
  AND 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'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073701&year=2003

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