What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted, A Cessna 208B grand caravan ex, crashed while en-route from unalakleet (paun/unk) to Nome (paom/ome), Alaska.
The flight took off from runway 33 at unk at 14:39 lt (23:39 UTC). It turned left on course and started tracking 287° over the water of norton sound toward ome. The aircraft climbed to an IFR filed cruising altitude of about 8,000 feet. The descent to ome was started about 15:11.
The last ADS-B datapoint captured by FLIGHTRADAR24 was at 15:16:34 while the aircraft was descending through 5300 feet, at about 38 NM from ome.
According to the us coast guard, the wreckage was been found on sea ice in the norton sound approximately 34 miles (54.7 km) se of Nome, Alaska. The pilot and 9 passengers did not survive.
The aircraft was found wiht ice still adhering to the flight control surfaces and other areas of unprotected aircraft. The tail beacon had substatial amount of ice and shows that the aircraft was in very high levels of icing.
The weight and balance showed that the aircraft was at least 700LBS overweight as well.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 208B GRAND CARAVAN EX, CRASHED WHILE EN-ROUTE FROM UNALAKLEET (PAUN/UNK) TO NOME (PAOM/OME), ALASKA.
THE FLIGHT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 33 AT UNK AT 14:39 LT (23:39 UTC). IT TURNED LEFT ON COURSE AND STARTED TRACKING 287° OVER THE WATER OF NORTON SOUND TOWARD OME. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO AN IFR FILED CRUISING ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 8,000 FEET. THE DESCENT TO OME WAS STARTED ABOUT 15:11.
THE LAST ADS-B DATAPOINT CAPTURED BY FLIGHTRADAR24 WAS AT 15:16:34 WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING THROUGH 5300 FEET, AT ABOUT 38 NM FROM OME.
ACCORDING TO THE US COAST GUARD, THE WRECKAGE WAS BEEN FOUND ON SEA ICE IN THE NORTON SOUND APPROXIMATELY 34 MILES (54.7 KM) SE OF NOME, ALASKA. THE PILOT AND 9 PASSENGERS DID NOT SURVIVE.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WIHT ICE STILL ADHERING TO THE FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES AND OTHER AREAS OF UNPROTECTED AIRCRAFT. THE TAIL BEACON HAD SUBSTATIAL AMOUNT OF ICE AND SHOWS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN VERY HIGH LEVELS OF ICING.
THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT LEAST 700LBS OVERWEIGHT AS WELL.
NTSB investigation
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