20021225036139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Manteo, NC · December 25, 2002

Date: December 25, 2002 · 01:00 local
Place: Manteo, NC
Airport: Dare County Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FTSA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1122Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA03FA034
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A114A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total

N1122YRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2004 · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0392 · Built 1994 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot departed from ecg (elizabeth city municipal airport) enroute to mqi (Dare County Regional Airport). The pilot of N1122Y was in contact with Washington approach. The pilot was cleared for the NDB approach to runway 5 at mqi. The pilot reported "procedure turn inbound." No further transmissions were received from the pilot. When the pilot did not report on the ground and radio contact could not be established a search was initiated. The aircraft was located in the croatan sound (in approximately 15 feet of water) approximately 1.25 miles from the approach end of the runway at mqi. The pilot was not in the aircraft and was not located/recovered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM ECG (ELIZABETH CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT) ENROUTE TO MQI (DARE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT). THE PILOT OF N1122Y WAS IN CONTACT WITH WASHINGTON APPROACH. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR THE NDB APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 AT MQI. THE PILOT REPORTED "PROCEDURE TURN INBOUND." NO FURTHER TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE PILOT. WHEN THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ON THE GROUND AND RADIO CONTACT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED A SEARCH WAS INITIATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN THE CROATAN SOUND (IN APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET OF WATER) APPROXIMATELY 1.25 MILES FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AT MQI. THE PILOT WAS NOT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT LOCATED/RECOVERED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MIA03FA034Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportManteo, NCThe pilot's continued descent below the minimum descent altitude, for undetermined reasons, while performing a NDB approach, resulting in the airplane crashing into water 1.5 miles from the airport. A factor in the accident was a cloud ceiling below the…Dec 25, 2002 · Substantial damage