# NTSB Accident NYC90FA060
> **CESSNA 208B** · 1990-01-30 · SCHUYLER FALLS, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC90FA060
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22479
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-01-30
- **Location:** SCHUYLER FALLS, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.550334, -73.750228
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 208B
- **Registration:** N854FE
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

LOSS OF CONTROL INFLIGHT AFTER THE AIRPLANE STALLED DURING CLIMBOUT. THE STALL RESULTED FROM A LOSS OF LIFT DUE TO A CONTAMINATED WING SURFACE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO DE-ICE THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

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