Cessna 208B N922FE

Summary

On 14 February 1997 at about 11:20 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N922FE, operated by Baron Aviation Service, was involved in an accident near Covington, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 February 1997 at 11:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Covington, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Cincinnati Intl Arpt (KCVG)

Coordinates

39.0800, -84.6992

Aircraft

Cessna 208B

Registration

N922FE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Baron Aviation Service

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Memphis → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC97LA054

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the airplane on the ILS glide slope, which resulted in a descent below the glide path, and the inadvertent in-flight collision with a utility pole. Contributing factors were sleet/snow, dark night conditions, and the pole.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot performed the ILS Runway 27 approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions consisting of sleet and snow. The pilot reported he felt a 'jolt' after he acquired the approach lights, and he continued the approach and landed. Examination of the airplane revealed the left wing tip and aileron were missing from the airplane, and about 192 feet of electrical line was wrapped around the main landing gear. A pole about 4,350 feet prior to the runway, and about 100 feet left of runway center line, had been struck 27 feet above the ground. The missing wing tip and aileron were found near the pole.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.