# NTSB Accident FTW90FA005
> **CESSNA 208** · 1989-10-07 · UNCERTAIN, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW90FA005
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29597
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-10-07
- **Location:** UNCERTAIN, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.619663, -94.139427
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 208
- **Registration:** N208W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, AND FAILURE OF THE AIRCREW TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND CLEARANCE FROM THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) BESIDE THE RUNWAY.  RELATED FACTORS WERE: WEATHER CONDITIONS, DARK NIGHT, LACK OF RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS, LACK OF VISUAL PERCEPTION BY THE PILOT(S), AND TREES BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

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