- Date
- November 16, 1991, 06:10 local (12:10 UTC)
- Place
- Destin, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N951FECessna 208B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911116052009A
- Case key
- 8488
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilots failure to follow instrument flight rules procedures by disregarding the minimum descent altitude for the approach and failing to maintain clearance from the terrain. A factor in the accident was the pilot's over confidence in his personal ability.
Analysis
The plt ctcd apch ctl & was given the wx as sky ptly obscd, ceiling 100 ft, vis 1/16 mi with fog, wind calm. The plt then requested a surveillance radar apch to rwy 14, to be flwd by a surveillance apch to rwy 32, in the event of a missed apch from rwy 14. The published apch minimums were 1-1/4 mi vis, ceiling 460 ft MSL (438 ft AGL). The radar ctlr observed an alt readout that was below the published minimums & adzd the plt to execute a missed apch. No response was rcvd from the plt. The acft was fnd floating in the bay aprx 2 mi form the end of the rwy. Another plt (based at the same facility) stated that the two plts had, on numerous occasions, attempted the apch at times when the wx was rprtd to be less than that required for the apch.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N951FE
- Reported as
- Cessna 208B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 208B0058
- Airframe hours
- 4,247
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-114, 600 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Baron Aviation Services Inc.
- Registered owner
- Federal Express Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · November 1, 1991 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- MEM · Memphis, TN
- Destination
- 81J · Destin, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 81J · Destin Ft. Walton, runway 14, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 12,400 total · 2,142 in this make and model · 12,000 as pilot in command · 275 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VPS, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.