Aviation accident CHI98LA073

1 fatal · Cessna 402B · 1997-12-31 · WATERTOWN, SD, USA

Event

NTSB number: CHI98LA073
Event ID: 20001208X09286
Type: Accident
Date: 1997-12-31
Location: WATERTOWN, SD, USA
Coordinates: 44.910053, -97.159309

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 402B
Registration: N5087Q
FAR Part: 135
Engines: 2
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to perform an aircraft preflight and to remove the ice which had accumulated on the airframe. A factor involved in the accident was the icing weather conditions which existed and the ice which accumulated on the airplane.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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