Cessna 208 accident near Victoria, TX

On December 10, 2019, a Cessna 208 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Victoria, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

December 10, 2019

Place

Victoria, TX

Aircraft

Cessna 208 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

28.852°N, 96.919°W

NTSB ID

20191210X03219

Official records · CEN20FA032

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Air Traffic Control Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Air Traffic Control Attachment 2 Zhu Adar Change: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Air Traffic Control Attachment 3 Lawrs Cert: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Air Traffic Control Attchment 4 Cer: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Air Traffic Control Attachment 5 Mor: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 9, 2019, about 2017 central standard time, a Cessna 208B airplane, N4602B, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Victoria, Texas. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 cargo flight. The instrument flight rules (IFR) flight was planned from Victoria Regional Airport (VCT), Victoria, Texas, to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas. The airplane was loaded with 752 lbs. of non-hazardous cargo and the pilot received an IFR clearance that included a routing direct to the navigational fix, GMANN, and the DUUUK3 arrival to IAH. The pilot was unfamiliar with VCT and incorrectly taxied to runway 31 left. The controller informed the pilot to taxi to runway 13 left as originally instructed. About 2004, the pilot departed VCT and was cleared to 3,000 ft mean sea level (msl). As the airplane climbed through 1,900 ft mean sea level (msl), air traffic control data showed the airplane make a series of fifteen course changes that continued for the remainder of the flight. The course changes alternated between left and right turns, and each involved a heading change of more than 90°. The controller queried the pilot several times concerning the airplane’s erratic course changes and assigned the pilot a heading of 035° toward GMANN. The pilot continued to make large turns with erratic altitude and airspeed changes and the pilot often responded to the controller with unintelligible transmissions. About 2011, the pilot stated that he had “som

Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the inoperative attitude indicator and horizontal situation indicator on the pilot’s side of the cockpit, and the pilot’s failure to reference the flight instruments that were operative.

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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.