Accident · 1990-01-29
What the record says
- Event date
- 1990-01-29
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 208B (N4688B)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- BUSINESS AIR INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- BUSINESS AIR, INC.
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO DE-ICE THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, AND HIS DECISION TO MAKE THE TAKEOFF AT A WEIGHT THAT EXCEEDED BOTH THE MAXIMUM STRUCTURAL TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND THE REDUCED TAKEOFF WEIGHT ALLOWED FOR ICING CONDITIONS RESULTING IN AN INADEVERTENT STALL.
Source: NTSB case NYC90FA061Flight 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.