# Accident 20021225036139A: Cessna 208B, Manteo, NC, December 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2002, 01:00 local time
- Place: Manteo, NC
- Airport: Dare County Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FTSA
- Location: 35.9006° N, 75.7333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9006&lon=-75.7333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1122Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1122Y-2004-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021225036139A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA03FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA034), Dec 25, 2002: Cessna 208B (N1122Y), Manteo, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.…

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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