# NTSB investigations: Cessna 208B, 2004

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 SEA05FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA025.md): Cessna 208B · Bellevue, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 2004 · N25SA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on approach for landing in icing conditions. Inadequate airspeed was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI04LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA298.md): Cessna 208B · Decatur, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2004 · N276PM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, and his subsequent selection of a runway for takeoff that was listed as out of service, resulting in a collision with barricades and uneven terrain during takeoff.
- [NTSB CHI04LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA278.md): Cessna 208B · Gwinner, ND · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2004 · N7392B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain altitude during the circling maneuver. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper decision to execute the approach when weather conditions were below minimums and the low light (dark night) conditions.
- [NTSB CHI04LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA213.md): Cessna 208B · Big Rapids, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2004 · N1037N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to verify that the cargo door was latched properly prior to flight and the subsequent in-flight opening of the door. A contributing factor was the box which departed the cargo compartment and struck the horizontal stabilizer.
- [NTSB ANC04LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA054.md): Cessna 208B · Egegik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 2004 · N9820F · Substantial damage
  > The captain's improper evaluation of the weather conditions and improper decision to taxi the airplane in high gusting wind conditions which resulted in the airplane's right wing striking the ground. A contributing factor was the high gusting wind.
- [NTSB ATL04IA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA098.md): Cessna 208B · Tunica, MS · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2004 · N738FX · Minor damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the emergency power lever which resulted in excessive operating temperatures. A factor was the improper adjustment of the emergency power lever dead band.
- [NTSB ANC04IA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04IA046.md): Cessna 208 · Kalaupapa, HI · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 2004 · N302PW · No damage
  > An in-flight encounter with turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in a minor injury to a passenger. On February 7, 2006, this occurrence was reclassified from an accident to an incident and this narrative was modified.
- [NTSB ANC04LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA032.md): Cessna 208B · Toksook Bay, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 2004 · N1276P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate planning and decision to initiate a takeoff into a crosswind that exceeded the airplane's demonstrated crosswind component, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, and subsequent collision with terrain…
- [NTSB ATL04IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA073.md): Cessna 208B · Auburn, AL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 2004 · N125AR · No damage
  > The fatigue fracture of the wire rope portion on the rudder control cable assembly due to improper installation and inadequate procedures by the aircraft manufacturer.

## 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") = 2004
  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=2004

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