Cessna 208 accident near Fulshear, TX
On December 21, 2021, a Cessna 208 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fulshear, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 21, 2021
- Place
- Fulshear, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.650°N, 95.951°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211221104432
Official records · CEN22FA081
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Communications Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Data Plots: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 21, 2021, about 0926 central standard time, a Cessna 208B airplane, N1116N, collided with a powered paraglider while inflight near Fulshear, Texas. The pilot of the Cessna and the non-certificated powered paraglider operator were fatally injured. The Cessna was destroyed and the powered paraglider sustained substantial damage. The Cessna was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 cargo flight, and the powered paraglider was operated as a Title 14 CFR Part 103 personal flight. According to air traffic control data, about 0910, the Cessna departed George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, and flew southwest toward Victoria Regional Airport (VCT), Victoria, Texas. At 0917:53, the Cessna pilot was cleared to climb and maintain 5,000 ft mean sea level (msl). At 0924:08, the Cessna pilot asked the air traffic controller, “… confirm you wanted me at five thousand opposite direction traffic.” The controller replied that he wanted the Cessna to remain at 5,000 ft msl, but to expect a higher altitude soon. According to ADS-B track data, between 0925:31 and 0925:34, the Cessna departed level flight at 5,000 ft msl and entered a rapidly increasing descent. At 0925:34, the final recorded ADS-B track data was at 4,725 ft msl and about 0.5 mile northeast of the Cessna’s main wreckage site. As of the final recorded ADS-B track point, the Cessna was descending about 8,960 feet per minute. The powered paraglider was not equipped with a transponder or an ADS-B OUT transmitter and, as such, the powered paraglider’s posit
Probable cause
The limitations of the see-and-avoid concept as a method for self-separation of aircraft, which resulted in an inflight collision. Contributing to the accident was the absence of collision avoidance technology on both aircraft.
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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.
