Cessna U206 accident near Hopedale, LA
On August 18, 2019, a Cessna U206 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hopedale, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 18, 2019
- Place
- Hopedale, LA
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.817°N, 89.276°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190818X33245
Official records · CEN19FA271
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 18, 2019, about 1330 central daylight time, a Cessna 206 float-equipped airplane, N5364Q, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident offshore of Hopedale, Louisiana. The commercial pilot sustained fatal injuries and 2 passengers sustained serious injuries. The flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as part of a fishing lodge package. On the morning of the accident, the airplane departed from Barataria, Louisiana, about 0600, for a fishing location in the northern part of Chandeluer Sound. The fishing location was located about 29.946505 N -88.845796 W. There was another float airplane from Barataria (N7896S) at the same location. After a morning of fishing, the pilots of both airplanes started to prepare for a return to Barataria. According to the pilot of N7896S, the weather was starting to deteriorate with heavy rain. Both pilots waited about 45 minutes to an hour for the weather to get better. After seeing a break in the weather, the accident airplane (N5364Q) took off about 1300, heading about 240-degrees. N7896S followed about 2-miles behind and was in radio contact with the pilot of N5364Q. The pilot of N7896S encountered heavy rain and lost sight of N5364Q, and lost radio contact with the pilot of N5364Q. Upon returning to Barataria, the pilot of N7896S contacted authorities and a search began for N5364Q. The Coast Guard searched the area and found the pilot and 2 passengers of N5364Q. The pilot did not survive, and the 2 passengers were transported to a hospital. METEOROLOGICAL INFO
Probable cause
The controlled flight into terrain (CFIT), resulting from the pilot’s failure to maintain proper altitude and continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
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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.
