Accident · 2003-12-20
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-12-20
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B (N9469B)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Martinaire Aviation L.L.C. Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection, which resulted in a decrease in airplane performance due to ice, and a subsequent hard landing.
Source: NTSB case NYC04LA050Flight 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.