Accident Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster N978FE,

ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 322314

Date:	Tuesday 18 October 2005
Time:	23:15
Type:	Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
Owner/operator:	Baron Aviation
Registration:	N978FE
MSN:	208B0105
Year of manufacture:	1988
Total airframe hrs:	10623 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	6 km NE of Round Rock, TX - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS)
Destination airport:	Fort Worth Alliance Airport, TX (AFW/KAFW)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The Cessna 208B departed Austin (AUS) at 22:51. Shortly after departure, at an altitude of about 7000 feet the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to land the airplane in a vacant field; however, the right wing collided with a utility pole, and subsequent impact with the ground. The airplane came to rest on its nose, with the top of the airplane leaning against a residential building at 2030 North County Road 122. There were no reported injuries to anyone in the building.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine-driven fuel pump. A contributing factor was the inadequate inspection of the engine driven fuel pump."

Accident investigation: