# Accident 20040923026149A: Cessna 208B, Gwinner, ND, September 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2004, 23:45 local time
- Place: Gwinner, ND
- Airport: Gwinner-Roger Melroe Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: V61A
- Location: 46.1931° N, 97.6536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1931&lon=-97.6536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7392B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7392B-2004-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,420 total, 50 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040923026149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 23, AT 2345 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA 208B, N7392B, OPERATED BY EAGLE AIR CARGO, INC. AND PILOTED BY AN ATP PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND WHILE ON THE APPROACH PHASE OF THE FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT GWINNER, NORTH DAKOTA.

## 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 CHI04LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA278), Sep 24, 2004: Cessna 208B (N7392B), Gwinner, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude during the circling maneuver. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper decision to execute the approach when weather conditions were below minimums and…

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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