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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Nightmute, AK · September 2, 2011

Date: September 2, 2011 · 13:35 local
Place: Nightmute, AK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ENHA
Collision: Midair collision
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N207DR
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC11FA091
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,100 total675 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

N207DRRegistration cancelled Jun 24, 2013 · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0859 · Built 2000 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot in commands (PIC) of CE-207 N73789, and CE-208 N207DR, mutually agreed to operate as a flight of two from the vicinity of toksook bay, Alaska, to bethel, Alaska. In level cruise flight, the PIC of the 208, which was positioned to the left of the 207, flew up and over the 207, then descended steeply under its right wing. While passing beneath the 207, the 208'S vertical stabilizer was sheared when it contacted the trailing edge of the 207'S wing approximately where the flap and aileron intersect. The 208'S descent continued and it impacted the terrain. Its PIC was fatally injured. The 207 PIC made an emergency landing and received minor injuries. Unique to this midair is that the two pic's were romantically involved. Absent this relationship, it is reasonably unlikely they would have been deliberately flying in such close proximity.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMANDS (PIC) OF CE-207 N73789, AND CE-208 N207DR, MUTUALLY AGREED TO OPERATE AS A FLIGHT OF TWO FROM THE VICINITY OF TOKSOOK BAY, ALASKA, TO BETHEL, ALASKA. IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PIC OF THE 208, WHICH WAS POSITIONED TO THE LEFT OF THE 207, FLEW UP AND OVER THE 207, THEN DESCENDED STEEPLY UNDER ITS RIGHT WING. WHILE PASSING BENEATH THE 207, THE 208'S VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS SHEARED WHEN IT CONTACTED THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE 207'S WING APPROXIMATELY WHERE THE FLAP AND AILERON INTERSECT. THE 208'S DESCENT CONTINUED AND IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. ITS PIC WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE 207 PIC MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. UNIQUE TO THIS MIDAIR IS THAT THE TWO PIC'S WERE ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED. ABSENT THIS RELATIONSHIP, IT IS REASONABLY UNLIKELY THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN DELIBERATELY FLYING IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY.

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 ANC11FA091Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNightmute, AKThe failure of the pilot of the other airplane to maintain adequate clearance while performing an unexpected and unannounced abrupt maneuver, resulting in a midair collision between the two airplanes.Sep 2, 2011 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N73789Cessna T207AAccident 20110902021682A · Substantial damage

Other reports on N207DR · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20100217027739ATakeoff: Climb Out · Kwigillingok, AKThe aircraft was departing with freezing rain. At approximately 200FT., the aircraft settleed as the right wing contacted the ground and the aircraft bounced back into the air.Feb 17, 2010 · Substantial damage