Accident · 1991-09-03

NTSB case ANC91FA142 · CESSNA 208 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date
1991-09-03
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
CESSNA 208 (N9438F)
Operating rule
Part 135
Operator
MARKAIR EXPRESS, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
MARKAIR EXPRESS INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INATTENTIVE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE ENGINE OIL TUBE FILLER CAP RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND OIL PRESSURE AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ENGINE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING ON SOFT TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case ANC91FA142

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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