# Accident 20111005022289A: Cessna 207A, Matinicus Isle, ME, October 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Matinicus Isle, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: O59A
- Location: 43.8686° N, 68.8906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8686&lon=-68.8906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70437, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70437-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,573 total, 185 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111005022289A

## Narrative

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

AFTER A PERIOD OF RAINY WEATHER, THE PILOT HAD BEEN MAKING CARGO DELIVERY FLIGHTS TO THE ISLAND TOWN OF MATINICUS, ME.  THIS WAS TO BE HIS 8TH DELIVERY OF THE DAY.  THIS LOAD CONTAINED 350 LBS OF GROCERIES.  EACH FLIGHT LEG TAKES APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES; THEREFORE THE PILOT HAD FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, ALL IN THE SAME AIRCRAFT.  DUTY DAY WAS WITHIN 135 REQUIREMENTS. ON THIS APPROACH, EYE WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT BANKED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT JUST BEFORE THE AIRPORT AND IMPACTED TREES AND UTILITY LINES TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRPORT.  IT WAS STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD INCREASED POWER SIGNIFICANTLY.  THERE WAS ALSO MENTION OF A SUDDEN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEVERAL DUST DEVILS WERE SIGHTED.  A LOCAL EMT MADE IT TO THE SCENE MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND DETERMINED THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. IN CHECKING LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUOYS, IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS FRONTAL PASSAGE AT OR NEAR THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  WINDS WITHIN ONE HALF HOUR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WERE NNW AT 24G27, WITH AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 29.94 AND A DEW POINT OF 46F.  WEATHER WITHIN ½ HOUR AFTER THE ACCIDENT WAS WINDS FROM NW @ 30G37 WITH AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 29.97 AND A DEW POINT OF 42.4.

## 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 ERA12FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA007), Oct 5, 2011: Cessna 207A (N70437), Matinicus Island, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the approach after encountering a gusty crosswind, which resulted in an accelerated stall and uncontrolled descent.

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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