NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ERA24LA168
Registry · N90JF
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 208
Year of manufacture
1985 · 39 years old at event
Engine
P&W CANADA PT6A-114A (675 hp)
Seats / Engines
10 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20191105
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC6DA1
Registrant of record
ISR AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath to the runway, which resulted in a runway undershoot and collision with terrain.
Factual narrative
The airplane was returning to the airport after releasing five skydivers. During short final approach to the 1,800-ft-long runway, in a gusty headwind, the airplane touched down just prior to the runway and the landing gear struck an embankment. The nosegear separated and the airplane skid onto and off the right side of the runway. It subsequently came to rest upright in a grass area off the right side of the runway. Examination of the wreckage revealed substantial damage to the lower and right fuselage. The examination did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, nor did the pilot report any. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Descent/approach/glide path-Not attained/maintained
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_ERA24LA168.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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