# NTSB Accident IAD02LA027
> **Cessna 208B** · 2002-01-25 · Waterville, ME, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD02LA027
- **Event ID:** 20020206X00190
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-01-25
- **Location:** Waterville, ME, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.533332, -69.683334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 208B
- **Registration:** N8RQ
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to attempt a takeoff from a snow-covered runway with a quartering tailwind.

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