Cessna 208B N917FE
5 June 1987 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 June 1987 at about 10:44 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N917FE, operated by Mountain Air Cargo, was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wms.b Hartsfield Atl Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- N917FE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mountain Air Cargo
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Albany
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- ATL87FA161
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE TWO ACFT COLLIDED ON A RAMP WHILE EACH WAS TAXIING TO RWY 8L FOR T/O. BOTH ACFT WERE AUTHORIZED BY ATC TO TAXI TO THE RWY; THE CESSNA WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO FOLLOW THE BEECH. THE TWO ACFT WERE HDG IN THE SAME GENERAL DIRECTION ON CONVERGING PATHS WHEN THEY COLLIDED; THE RIGHT-REAR SIDE OF THE CESSNA FUSELAGE STRUCK THE BEECH LEFT-WING TIP. EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT DAMAGE INDICATED THAT THE CESSNA WAS OVERTAKING THE BEECH WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED. THE BEECH PLT REPORTED SEEING THE CESSNA OVERTAKING HIM AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED MOMENTS BEFORE THE COLLISION. THE CESSNA PLT REPORTED THAT HE NEVER SAW THE BEECH PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE CESSNA WAS CONFIGURED FOR CARG0-CARRYING AND HAD NO WINDOWS INSTALLED AFT OF THE COCKPIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 208B 208B | N917FE | Mountain Air Cargo | Substantial |
| Beechcraft 58 58 | N1653W | New Creations, Inc. | Substantial |
Other Cessna 208 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1987 | Cessna 208 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Hermens Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 208A | Fairfield, California, United States | Union Flights | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 1987 | Cessna 208 | Atmautluak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1987 | Cessna 208 | Cima, California, United States | California Air Charter | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Cessna 208 | Bulverde, Texas, United States | Martinair | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1989 | Cessna 208B | Madison, North Carolina, United States | Atlantic Aero, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1987 | Cessna 310D | Athens, Georgia, United States | Robert Shields | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172M | Marietta, Georgia, United States | U.s. Navy Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1987 | Pitts S-1 | Brooks, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172 | Baxley, Georgia, United States | Eugene Youmans | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1987 | Grumman G-164A | Alamo, Georgia, United States | China Hill AG Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1987 | Luscombe 8E | Cartersville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |