What happened
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(.19) On November 8, 2002, at approximately 1020 mountain standard time, a Cessna 208B, N514DB, operated by brown county financial services, LLC, of snyder, Texas, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following an uncontrolled descent near Parks, Arizona. The instrument rated commercial pilot and his three passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. An instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed for this personal cross-country flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight to midland, Texas, originated in las vegas, Nevada, at approximately 0919. According to the air route traffic control center (ARTCC), in albuquerque, new Mexico, the airplane was flying at 15,000 feet. At approximately 1015, the pilot requested to climb to 17,000 feet. The controller gave the pilot clearance to 17,000 feet and the pilot acknowledged. At approximately 1018, ARTCC lost radar and radio contact with N514DB. The wreckage was located at approximately 1030. According to the coconino county sheriff's office, a witness stated that he heard engine noises that sounded similar to an airplane doing "aerobatics." Shortly thereafter, he saw the airplane come out of the clouds pointing straight down and in a spin. The airplane disappeared behind trees, and he heard it impact the ground. (-23) on 11/08/02 a Cessna CE-208-B grand caravan was enroute from las to midland TX on an IFR flight plan. Just north east of flg, AZ the aircraft was level at 15100 and the pilot requested a higher altitude because he reported that he was accumulating heavy rime ice. After a brief delay, ATC had granted clearance for 17000. Radar indicated that the aircraft increased in speed but did not increase altitude. The pilot lost control of the aircraft near Parks Arizona. The aircraft was destroyed and all 4 occupants perished. Even though icing was forecasted for the pilot intended route, the aircraft was approved for flight into known icing. The pilot had received a complete check out in the aircraft type from flight safety international. The aircraft was delivered to the owners from the the manufacturer in August of 2002. The aircraft had not accumulated enough hours to have any maintenance records for it yet. The aircraft was to be based in fort worth, TX.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1020 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 208B, N514DB, OPERATED BY BROWN COUNTY FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, OF SNYDER, TEXAS, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT NEAR PARKS, ARIZONA. THE INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THIS PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT TO MIDLAND, TEXAS, ORIGINATED IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, AT APPROXIMATELY 0919. ACCORDING TO THE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC), IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING AT 15,000 FEET. AT APPROXIMATELY 1015, THE PILOT REQUESTED TO CLIMB TO 17,000 FEET. THE CONTROLLER GAVE THE PILOT CLEARANCE TO 17,000 FEET AND THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1018, ARTCC LOST RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WITH N514DB. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1030. ACCORDING TO THE COCONINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, A WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD ENGINE NOISES THAT SOUNDED SIMILAR TO AN AIRPLANE DOING "AEROBATICS." SHORTLY THEREAFTER, HE SAW THE AIRPLANE COME OUT OF THE CLOUDS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN AND IN A SPIN. THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES, AND HE HEARD IT IMPACT THE GROUND. (-23) ON 11/08/02 A CESSNA CE-208-B GRAND CARAVAN WAS ENROUTE FROM LAS TO MIDLAND TX ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. JUST NORTH EAST OF FLG, AZ THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEVEL AT 15100 AND THE PILOT REQUESTED A HIGHER ALTITUDE BECAUSE HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS ACCUMULATING HEAVY RIME ICE. AFTER A BRIEF DELAY, ATC HAD GRANTED CLEARANCE FOR 17000. RADAR INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT INCREASED IN SPEED BUT DID NOT INCREASE ALTITUDE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT NEAR PARKS ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND ALL 4 OCCUPANTS PERISHED. EVEN THOUGH ICING WAS FORECASTED FOR THE PILOT INTENDED ROUTE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ICING. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A COMPLETE CHECK OUT IN THE AIRCRAFT TYPE FROM FLIGHT SAFETY INTERNATIONAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DELIVERED TO THE OWNERS FROM THE THE MANUFACTURER IN AUGUST OF 2002. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT ACCUMULATED ENOUGH HOURS TO HAVE ANY MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR IT YET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO BE BASED IN FORT WORTH, TX.
NTSB investigation
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