# Accident 20001009015579A: Cessna 208B, Lummi Island, WA, October 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2000, 09:52 local time
- Place: Lummi Island, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: COEA
- Location: 48.6903° N, 122.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6903&lon=-122.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N941FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N941FE-2001-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001009015579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N941FE IMPACTED TREES IN INVERTED FLIGHT ON THE NORTHWEST END OF LUMMI ISLAND IN WASHINGTON STATE. THE A/C WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FROM THE BELLINGTON WASHINGTON AIRPORT TO THE ORCAS ISLAND AIRPORT. WITNESSES ON LUMMI ISLAND STATED THAT FOG, LOW CLOUDS, AND POOR VISIBILITIES PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE QCCIDENT. AT APPROX. 0945 LOCAL TIME, A FEDERAL EXPRESS CARAVAN WAS OBSERVED FLYING AT A LOW ALTUTUDE (BETWEEN 50 AND 100 FEET) ABOVE THE WATER IN A NW'LY DIRECTION ALONG THE NORTHERN SHORELINE OF LUMMI ISLAND. THIS A/C WAS SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED TURNING INLAND TOWARDS RISING TERRAIN. APPROX. 3 FEET OF THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE LEFT WING WAS NOT RECOVERED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, AND TO DATE HAS NOT BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR. A 29 INCH SECTION OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS LATER RECOVERED AT THE CREST OF A HILL APPROX. 1300 FEET NE OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, ALONG WITH THE SEVERED TOP 10 FEET OF A CEDAR TREE.

## 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 SEA01FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA001), Oct 9, 2000: Cessna 208B (N941FE), Lummi Island, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's attempted flight into known adverse weather conditions, and his subsequent failure to maintain altitude above, or clearance with, trees. Factors contributing to the accident included low…

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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