Cessna 208B N890FE
27 December 2008 · Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 December 2008 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N890FE, operated by Corporate Air, was involved in an accident near Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rock Springs-Sweetwater County (KRKS)
- Coordinates
- 41.5942, -109.0650
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- N890FE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Corporate Air
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rock Springs → Casper
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA067
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing. Contributing to the accident were the gusty winds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The operator reported that the pilot taxied the high-wing airplane from the ramp along the parallel taxiway to the active runway (27) with a quartering tailwind. He reported that when the pilot initiated a turn to the right at the taxiway intersection, the airplane did not respond to the control inputs and continued straight ahead. The pilot applied full right brake and rudder; however, the airplane continued to track forward and exited the hard surface taxiway. The airplane continued off the taxiway and traveled an additional 80 feet through rough terrain before it came to rest in a nose-down attitude. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. Winds at the time of the accident were from 260 degrees at 27 knots, gusting to 38 knots. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were reported with the control system or brakes.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 208 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Cessna 208B | Ada, Michigan, United States | CSA Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Cessna 208B | Greensburg, Indiana, United States | Skydive Greensburg | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Cessna 208B | La Junta, Chile | Patagonia Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 2008 | Cessna 208 | Zacapa, Guatemala | Aero Ruta Maya | Fatal | 11 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2008 | Mooney M20J | Evanston, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2008 | Cessna 210 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | Daleray Madewell | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2008 | Cessna 172M | Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2008 | Fowler SX300 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2008 | Cirrus SR22 | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 2008 | MacAdams TITAN TORNADO 912 | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |