Cessna 208B accident near Spanish Fort, AL
On October 24, 2002, a Cessna 208B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Spanish Fort, AL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 24, 2002
- Place
- Spanish Fort, AL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.706°N, 87.950°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021029X05400
NTSB summary
!! NOTE: THIS REPORT WAS MODIFIED ON JANUARY 10, 2006. !! HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 23, 2002, about 1946 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 208B Cargomaster, N76U, call sign Night Ship 282, operated by Mid-Atlantic Freight, Inc., entered an uncontrolled descent from an altitude of 2,700 feet mean sea level (unless otherwise indicated, all altitudes are reported as height above mean sea level) and crashed in Big Bateau Bay, Spanish Fort, Alabama, shortly after takeoff from Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), Mobile, Alabama. The pilot was killed, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was being operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 as a commercial cargo flight (the airplane was carrying cargo for DHL International under contract). Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed for the flight, which operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) transcripts, the flight departed BFM about 1940. At 1942:21, the pilot contacted the Mobile Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) and stated, "Mobile departure night ship ah two eighty two is with you at one thousand going to two thousand." The approach control east radar controller responded, "night ship two eighty two Mobile departure radar contact maintain three thousand turn right join victor [airway] four fifty four please." The pilot replied, "roger right turn four fifty four." At 1944:25, the approach control east radar controller advised, "night ship two eighty two traffic at twelve o'clock of yo
Probable cause
the pilot's spatial disorientation, which resulted in loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the night instrument meteorological conditions with variable cloud layers.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
