Cessna U206G N2874B

Summary

On 19 April 2007 at about 12:15 local time, a Cessna U206G registered N2874B, operated by Paul Wilcox, was involved in an accident near Welaka, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 April 2007 at 12:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Welaka, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Mount Royal Airpark (3FL0)

Coordinates

29.6586, -81.6886

Aircraft

Cessna U206G

Registration

N2874B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Paul Wilcox

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Welaka → Lakeland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA07LA081

2 people died.

The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain clearance from utility poles. Contributing to the accident were the fog and haze.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot and his pilot-rated passenger were taking off from a private airpark under visual flight rules in fog and haze. A witness observed the airplane after takeoff flying "too low," then striking a 130-foot utility pole and wires located about 0.6 nautical miles southwest of the airpark. The witness also stated, "There was no failed engine, no putter, no sputter." Examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure. Both pilots flew together frequently and were familiar with the airpark.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.