Accident · 2007-12-05
What the record says
- Event date
- 2007-12-05
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 208B (N28MG)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Castle Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Castle Aviation LLC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and collision avoidance with terrain due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the low cloud ceiling and night conditions.
Source: NTSB case CHI08FA045Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.