Cessna 208 accident near LaCrosse, KS
On March 17, 2020, a Cessna 208 (airplane) was involved in an accident near LaCrosse, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 17, 2020
- Place
- LaCrosse, KS
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.540°N, 99.460°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200317X33838
Official records · CEN20LA122
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 17, 2020, about 0919 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 208B, N274PM, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near La Crosse, Kansas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 on-demand cargo flight. The Planemasters Ltd. flight, PMS1670, was operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan from Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport (ICT), Wichita, Kansas, to Hays Regional Airport (HYS), Hays, Kansas. A review of Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control (ATC) communications and commercially available radar and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed that the flight departed ICT about 0751 CDT. About 0831, the radar and ADS-B data were lost as the airplane descended through 4,000 ft while vectored for the instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 34. Shortly thereafter, the pilot executed a missed approach, and about 0843, the airplane was re-acquired by radar and ADS-B. The pilot stated to ATC his intention to attempt the ILS approach to runway 34 a second time. About 0853, radar and ADS-B data were again lost as the airplane descended on the instrument approach. About 0859, the airplane was re-acquired by radar northwest of HYS. At that time, the pilot stated his intention to divert to Great Bend Airport (GBD), Great Bend, Kansas, located about 36 nautical miles to the southeast. The radar and ADS-B data showed the airplane began a turn to the south toward GBD while climbing to about 7,000 ft. About 0918, the a
Probable cause
An infight loss of control as a result of pilot impairment, the cause of which could not be determined.
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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.
