# Accident 19950303003019A: Cessna 208B, Gainesville, GA, March 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1995, 19:43 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Airport: Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2904° N, 83.8292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2904&lon=-83.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227DM-1997-03-19) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,005 total, 201 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950303003019A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON NDB APPROACH. CEILING AND VISIBILITY BELOW MINIMUMS. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. NDB OPERATING NORMAL.

## 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 ATL95FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA057), Mar 4, 1995: Cessna 208B (N227DM), Gainesville, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH. THE WEATHER AND DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION WERE FACTORS.

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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