Cessna 208B incident near Clarendon, Texas, June 7, 2005
On June 7, 2005 at about 3:15 pm local time, a Cessna 208B, registered N9505B, was involved in an incident near Clarendon, Texas. It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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).
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 7, 2005 · about 3:15 pm local time
- Place
- Clarendon, Texas · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B · all 208Bs on the register
- Registration
- N9505B · registry record · serial 208B0085
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,222 hours in all; 2,072 in this make and model; 87 in the last 90 days; 25 in the last 30 days; 6,722 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: January 1, 2005
- Medical certificate: Class 2
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10,811 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, April 1, 2005; 117.9 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 8,750 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Martinaire Partners, L.P.
The flight
- Departed from: AMA Amarillo TX at 2:40 pm
- Destination: ADS Addison TX
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 22 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,200 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.29 inHg
- Observation at 9:53 am from AMA
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9505B the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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