| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 06, 1989 |
| Time: | 2205 |
| Location: | Uncertain, Texas |
| Operator: | Winchester Air |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Uncertain - Destsin |
| AC Type: | Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Registration: | N208W |
| cn / ln: | 208-00115 |
| Aboard: | 5 (passengers:3 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:3 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft took off, made a left turn and crashed into trees. Improper planning and decision by the pilot-in-command and failure of the crew to maintain runway alignment and clearance from the high obstructions beside the runway. Contributing factors included weather conditions, dark night, lack of runway edge lights, lack of visual perception by the pilots and trees beside the runway. |
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