20021023028969A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Mobile, AL · October 23, 2002

Date: October 23, 2002 · 19:45 local
Place: Mobile, AL
Airport: Brookley
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: NSPA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N76U
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL03FA008
Reported as: Cessna 208B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N76URegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2006 · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0775 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed Brookley field (bfm), Mobile, AL enroute to montgomery, AL. At 1941 CDT (0041Z). Pilot was in contact with ATC (Mobile approach) and was in level flight at 3000 feet. Pilot notified ATC that he needed to deviate and shortly there after (1947 CDT/0047Z) ATC lost radar contact. The aircraft was descending below 2400 feet when radar contact was lost. Aircraft wreckage was located in a swamp on the northeast corner of Mobile bay at approximately 0200 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BROOKLEY FIELD (BFM), MOBILE, AL ENROUTE TO MONTGOMERY, AL. AT 1941 CDT (0041Z). PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH ATC (MOBILE APPROACH) AND WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 3000 FEET. PILOT NOTIFIED ATC THAT HE NEEDED TO DEVIATE AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER (1947 CDT/0047Z) ATC LOST RADAR CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING BELOW 2400 FEET WHEN RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN A SWAMP ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MOBILE BAY AT APPROXIMATELY 0200 CDT.

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 ATL03FA008Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSpanish Fort, ALthe pilot's spatial disorientation, which resulted in loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the night instrument meteorological conditions with variable cloud layers.Oct 24, 2002 · Destroyed