Incident · 2018-11-23
What the record says
- Event date
- 2018-11-23
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208 (N781FE)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- WEST AIR, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- West Air, Inc.
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of consciousness while taxiing due to an accumulation of toxic levels of carbon dioxide gas inside the airplane as a result of dry ice sublimation. Also causal was the pilot's decision to fly the airplane in an unventilated configuration, the operator's policy that allowed this configuration, and the shipping company's inadvertent loading of excess dry ice, which exacerbated the concentration of carbon dioxide.
Source: NTSB case WPR19IA030Flight 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.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 59 | Class 2 (2018-02-12) | 13,410 total · 3,420 in this make/model · 13,257 as PIC · 200 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.