Accident · 1989-10-06

NTSB case FTW90FA005 · CESSNA 208 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-10-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 208 (N208W)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, AND FAILURE OF THE AIRCREW TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND CLEARANCE FROM THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) BESIDE THE RUNWAY. RELATED FACTORS WERE: WEATHER CONDITIONS, DARK NIGHT, LACK OF RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS, LACK OF VISUAL PERCEPTION BY THE PILOT(S), AND TREES BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

Source: NTSB case FTW90FA005

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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