- Date
- December 9, 1983, 21:30 local (Dec 10, 1983, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Put-In-Bay, OH
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N208JPCessna 207
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831209075299A
- Case key
- 12381
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Analysis
The plt & 3 passengers took off at night on an over water flt to an island in lake erie to provide help to a heart patient. No flt plan was filed & no record of a wx briefing was found. Reportedly, after takeoff, the acft disappeared in a cloud or haze. Also after departing, sheriff's personnel received a radio call from the acft stating 'we are in it.' According to local residents, there was patchy fog in the area. When the acft did not arrive at its destination, a search was initiated. The plane was found in lake erie along the expected route of flt. The acft was intact, except the eng was loose from the firewall & there was major damage to the right, outer wing panel. No preimpact/mechanical malfunction/failure was found. About 45 mi west at toledo, OH, the 2150 wx in part was: 1500 ft overcast, visibility variable 1 to 2 mi with fog, temp 32, dew point 31, wind from 330 deg at 4 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N208JP
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T20700060
- Airframe hours
- 8,534
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Island Airlines
- Registered owner
- Travlier Taxi, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 4, 1983 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- OH30 · Put-In-Bay, OH
- Destination
- 89D · Kelleys Island, OH
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
- 37
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 809 total · 54 in this make and model · 671 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 330° at 4 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TOL, 45 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.