Incident: Cessna 208
Jan 19, 2024 · Dulles, VA
NTSB numberERA24LA094Event id20240122193691
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 7
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command’s approach to the critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in a vibration the flight crew improperly identified as an engine issue and resulted in the subsequent off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s inadequate and contradictory guidance for flight crews operating in winter conditions. Also contributing was the pilot-in-command’s decision not to perform a tactile check or deice, which resulted in taking off with ice contamination.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208
- Registration
- N1983X
- Year built
- 2003
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Initial climb Structural icing
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)3 nm (5 km) east
- Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field (MNZ)13 nm (25 km) south
- Davison Army Air Field (DAA)21 nm (39 km) south-east
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