Fresno - Oakland

On June 6, 1990 at 05:15 PM, Fresno - Oakland experienced a crash involving Cessna 208A Caravan, operated by Federal Express - FedEx, with the event recorded near Fresno California.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The engine lost oil pressure while climbing through 6,000 feet, and the pilot requested to return to his departure airport. ATC informed the pilot of a closer airport. The pilot secured the engine, feathered the prop, and made a power-off descent to the airport. The pilot elected to make a downwind approach to runway 12L due to his altitude. The airplane overflew the runway and touched down past the departure end. It penetrated the airport perimeter fence, struck several trees, a sign post, a light pole, and an auto before coming to rest in a residential area. Examination of the wreckage revealed the loss of pressure was due to oil leaking. The oil filler cap was found improperly adjusted after the original installation. The maintenance manual does not approve any field repairs on the oil filler cap engaging mechanisms. The airplane's flaps were found at a 7° intermediate setting.

Aircraft reference details include registration N803FE, MSN 208-0015, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.7394°, -119.7848°.