- Date
- August 12, 2015, 16:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Saba, NT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N924FECessna 208B
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 91781
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On August 12, 2015, at 1630 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna 208B, U.S. Registration N924FE, operated by Mountain Air Cargo, was substantially damaged following a loss of engine power and ditching in the Caribbean Sea near Saba, Netherlands Antilles. The cargo flight originated at San Juan, Puerto Rico (TJSJ) and was destined for Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis (TKPK). The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of the Netherlands. Further information can be obtained from: The Dutch Safety Board P.O. Box 95404 2509 CK Den Haag The Netherlands tel. (+31) 70 333 7000 (office) or (+31) 70 333 7072 (24 hours) fax (+31) 70 333 7077 E-mail: aviation@safetyboard.nl This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Dutch Safety Board.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N924FE
- Reported as
- Cessna 208B (B)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 208B0024
- Engine
- P&W PT6A SERIES, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Mountain Air Cargo
- Registered owner
- Federal Express Corporation
- Departed
- TJSJ · San Juan, PR
- Destination
- TKPK · Basseterre
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
- Injuries
- Minor
- Seat
- Left