Accident · 1990-06-06

NTSB case LAX90FA209 · CESSNA 208A · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1990-06-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 208A (N803FE)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: WEST AIR, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WEST AIR INDUSTRIES

Probable cause

A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE OIL FILLER CAP BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS LANDING APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY DURING THE FORCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERSHOOT AND COLLISION WITH OBJECTS. A TAILWIND CONTRIBUTED TO THE OVERSHOOT.

Source: NTSB case LAX90FA209

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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