Cessna T207A accident near Meadview, AZ
On December 8, 2004, a Cessna T207A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Meadview, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 8, 2004
- Place
- Meadview, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna T207A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.986°N, 114.599°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041215X01993
NTSB summary
1.1 HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 8, 2004, about 1031 mountain standard time (MST), a Cessna T207A, N1783U, collided with mountainous terrain 27 nautical miles southwest of Meadview, Arizona. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed. King Airelines, Inc., was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, as a weather scouting flight. A combination of visual and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed along the general route of flight, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane departed Henderson Executive Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, at 0903 Pacific standard time (PST) (1003 MST). According to the operator, the pilot was on a weather scouting mission to determine the current weather conditions in tour areas that did not have weather reporting capabilities. The normal tour routes are to fly to Wilson's Ridge (approximately 25 nm east of Henderson Airport), over Temple Bar, Arizona (approximately 15 miles east of Wilson's Ridge), and then to Grand Canyon West, Peach Springs, Arizona (an additional 25 nm east of Temple Bar). During the weather scouting flight, the pilot would normally fly east along these areas until an accurate depiction of the weather could be determined. The projected flight time was 1 hour. According to personnel at Silver State Helicopter's fixed base operator (FBO) at Boulder City Municipal Airport, Boulder City, Nevada, a pilot identifying himself as King 2, called on the radio about 1010 MST. He asked if the radio operator could call King Airelines and let them know that their
Probable cause
a loss of control due to the in-flight separation of the right elevator and elevator trim tab control surfaces. The precipitating reason for the elevator separation could not be resolved as related to the tab foam core issue with the available evidence.
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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.
