Accident · 2019-12-09

NTSB case CEN20FA032 · Cessna 208 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date
2019-12-09
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal injury
Aircraft
Cessna 208 (N4602B)
Operating rule
Part 135
Operator
Martinaire Aviation L.L.C. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Martinaire Aviation

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.

Source: NTSB case CEN20FA032

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilot / Flight instructor / CommercialAirplane61Class 2 (2019-12-05)12,680 total · 1,310 in this make/model · 110 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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