20080114009669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 1900C · Kauai, HI · January 14, 2008

Date: January 14, 2008 · 05:08 local
Place: Kauai, HI
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: TIMA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N410UB
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA08FA062
Reported as: Beech 1900C
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A65B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N410UBRegistration cancelled May 20, 2009 · Beech 1900CS/N UC70 · Built 1989 Airframe modelBeech 1900C Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65BTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) The aircaft was conducting on demand cargo IFR under 14 CFR part 135. Radar shows the aircraft flying into the ocean approximately 7 miles from the airport for reasons unknown. Limited amounts of aircraft wreckage were recovered. The main body of the aircraft sank in 4,800 feet of water. Flight conditions were VMC, dark night, no moon. The body of the pilot was not recovered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCAFT WAS CONDUCTING ON DEMAND CARGO IFR UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. RADAR SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT FLYING INTO THE OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. LIMITED AMOUNTS OF AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WERE RECOVERED. THE MAIN BODY OF THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN 4,800 FEET OF WATER. FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE VMC, DARK NIGHT, NO MOON. THE BODY OF THE PILOT WAS NOT RECOVERED.

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 SEA08FA062Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLihue, HIThe pilot's spatial disorientation and loss of situational awareness. Contributing to the accident were the dark night and the task requirements of simultaneously monitoring the cockpit instruments and the other airplane.Jan 14, 2008 · Destroyed