Serious incident Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster N9505B, Tuesday 7 June 2005
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Date:Tuesday 7 June 2005
Time:09:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C208 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
Owner/operator:Martinaire
Registration: N9505B
MSN: 208B0085
Year of manufacture:1988
Total airframe hrs:10811 hours
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Serious incident
Location:Clarendon, Texas -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Amarillo-Rick Husband International Airport, TX (AMA/KAMA)
Destination airport:Dallas-Addison Airport, TX (ADS/KADS)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The engine of the turboprop cargo airplane ingested bird(s) into the engine intake while climbing to cruise altitude. The pilot made a successful forced landing into an open field following the total loss of engine power. Examination of the engine revealed foreign object damage to the compressor stator vanes.

Probable Cause: The loss of total engine power due to damage of the compressor stator vanes caused by a foreign object. A contributing factor was an in-flight ingestion of bird(s).

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DFW05IA150
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DFW05IA150
FAA register: NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20050609X00745&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9505B

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

16 February 2000 N9505B Martinaire 0 McAlester, OK sub
Mid-air collision

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Mar-2013 14:13 nazpilot Added
10-Mar-2013 14:13 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]
13-Dec-2016 22:19 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ]
21-Dec-2016 19:28 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]
06-Dec-2017 15:33 ASN Update Bot Updated [Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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