# NTSB Accident ERA19TA278
> **Cessna 208** · 2019-09-20 · Pepperell, MA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19TA278
- **Event ID:** 20190920X52540
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-09-20
- **Location:** Pepperell, MA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.696945, -71.548889
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 208
- **Registration:** N895SF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control when the airplane encountered a downdraft during landing approach, which resulted in a subsequent hard landing and gear collapse.

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