Accident · 2001-04-26

NTSB case IAD01LA048 · Cessna 208B · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2001-04-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 208B (N974FE)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Wiggins Airways, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Wiggins Airways

Probable cause

The incorrect installation of the propeller reversing lever and carbon block assembly, which resulted in a loss of propeller thrust.

Source: NTSB case IAD01LA048

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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