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FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Edenton, NC · January 2, 1997

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Date
January 2, 1997 · 18:35 local
Place
Edenton, NC
Airport
Edenton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
FFJA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N802TH
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA97FA057
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A114
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,980 total850 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N802THRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 1998 · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0179Airframe modelCessna 208B

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What happened

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Scud running at night in heavy fog. Struck known power line near airport. Fell into lake. Pressure keep ups schedul (-23) pilot attempted an approach to ede airport in dense fog. Aircraft struck power lines approximately 1/5 mile from end of runway and crashed into water. Pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries; aircraft was destroyed. No flight plan had been activated.

As the FAA filed it

SCUD RUNNING AT NIGHT IN HEAVY FOG. STRUCK KNOWN POWER LINE NEAR AIRPORT. FELL INTO LAKE. PRESSURE KEEP UPS SCHEDUL (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED AN APPROACH TO EDE AIRPORT IN DENSE FOG. AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 1/5 MILE FROM END OF RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO WATER. PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES; AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN ACTIVATED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA97FA057Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportEdenton, NCthe pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors in this accident were: fog, the low ceiling, and the dark night.Jan 2, 1997 · Destroyed