Cessna T206H accident near Johns Island, SC
On March 27, 2005, a Cessna T206H (airplane) was involved in an accident near Johns Island, SC. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 27, 2005
- Place
- Johns Island, SC
- Aircraft
- Cessna T206H · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.712°N, 80.012°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050331X00385
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 26, 2005, at 2118 eastern standard time, a Cessna T206H, N222YT, registered to and operated by the commercial pilot, collided with the ground and burst into flames while on an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach to runway 09 at the Charleston Executive Airport in Johns Island, South Carolina. The flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 and instrument flight rules. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The pilot and passenger received fatal injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated in Blue Ash, Ohio, on March 26, 2005 at about 1745. At 2032, the pilot established radio contact with Charleston Approach Control, and reported that he had weather information at Charleston and wanted the ILS Runway 09 Approach. The pilot was issued radar vectors for the approach. At 2110, the controller cleared the flight for the final approach and terminated radar services. At 2112, the flight passed abeam intersection JOBOP at 1600 feet flying at a ground speed of 83 knots. At 2118, the last radar return showed the airplane inbound from the final approach fix, 0.19 nautical miles from runway 09, 200 feet above the ground, and with a ground speed of 70 knots. A witness who was refueling a Coast Guard helicopter, said that he heard an engine noise in the distance but could not see an airplane due to fog. He said that followed the engine noise he heard what sounded like a rapid engine power increase. He next observed one of the red l
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow instrument flight procedures and descent below the published minimum descent altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain during an instrument approach.
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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.
