# Accident 19911116052009A: Cessna 208B, Destin, FL, November 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1991, 06:10 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DEMA
- Location: 30.3996° N, 86.4895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3996&lon=-86.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N951FE-1992-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,400 total, 2,142 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911116052009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW INTO WATER ON FINAL APPROACH. WEATHER WAS BELOW MINIMUMS. MAY HAVE MISTOOK LIGHTED BARGES FOR RUNWAY LIGHTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL92FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA024), Nov 16, 1991: Cessna 208B (N951FE), Destin, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES PROCEDURES BY DISREGARDING THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE FOR THE APPROACH AND FAILING TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN. A FACTOR IN THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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