Partenavia Spa P.68C accident near Gainesville, FL
On November 7, 2008, a Partenavia Spa P.68C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gainesville, FL. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 7, 2008
- Place
- Gainesville, FL
- Aircraft
- Partenavia Spa P.68C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.684°N, 82.250°W
- NTSB ID
- 20081107X83550
Official records · ERA09FA039
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC 3 - Factual Report of Group Chairman: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 2 - FAA Form 7230-4 ATC Facility Log: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 3 - Flight Progress Strip and Aircraft History: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 4 - FAA ILS Post Accident Inspection Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachement 5 - Audio Recording of Pilot's Telephone Conversation With Miami FSS: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 7, 2008, at 0246 eastern standard time, a Partenavia SPA P68C, N681KW, operated by Florida Aero Charter Inc., doing business as Air Key West, crashed during approach to the Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV), Gainesville, Florida. The on-demand air taxi flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. Night instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The certificated airline transport pilot and two passengers were killed and the airplane received substantial damage. The flight originated from Key West International Airport (EYW), Key West, Florida, at 0037. The pilot worked for Air Key West and was based out of EYW. According to the pilot's girlfriend, the pilot previously flew on Monday, November 3. He was then off-duty on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 4 and 5. The pilot was on-duty Thursday, November 6; however, no flights were scheduled. The pilot went to bed early Thursday night, as he had a flight scheduled for 0600 on Friday, November 7. At 2223 on Thursday night, the pilot received a telephone call from an individual, who was on an organ recipient waiting list. The individual stated that an organ was available in Gainesville, and that he’d have to get there quickly for surgery the following morning. The pilot then called the airplane owner/operator, and the owner/operator decided to fly the 0600-trip so that the pilot could conduct the flight to GNV. According to data from Lockheed Martin, the pilot telephoned about 2336 on Novemb
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during an instrument-landing-system (ILS) approach. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's decision to initiate the ILS approach with weather below the published minimums, and the pilot's self-induced pressure to expeditiously transport an organ recipient to a hospital.
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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.
