ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34345
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| Date: | Friday 26 September 2008 |
| Time: | 20:03 |
| Type: |  Cessna 402C |
| Owner/operator: | Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines |
| Registration: | N770CA |
| MSN: | 402C0432 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 26809 hours |
| Engine model: | TCM IO-520VB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vineyard Haven, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Vineyard Haven, MA (MVY) |
| Boston, MA (BOS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the multiengine airplane, operated by a regional airline, was conducting a positioning flight in night instrument meteorological conditions. After takeoff, the airplane made a slight left turn before making a right turn that continued until radar contact was lost. The airplane reached a maximum altitude of 700 feet before impacting terrain about 3 miles northwest of the departure airport. Postaccident examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact failures. The weather reported at the airport, about the time of the accident, included a visibility of 5 statute miles in light rain and mist and an overcast ceiling at 400 feet. Analysis of the radar and weather data indicated that, with the flight accelerating and turning just after having entered clouds, the pilot likely experienced spatial disorientation.
Probable Cause: A loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2008 11:03 | bdossantos | Updated |
| 13-Oct-2008 11:48 | jetsrus | Updated |
| 28-Oct-2008 23:56 | inmemoryofdwil | Updated |
| 12-Mar-2010 10:53 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2017 12:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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