# NTSB Accident MIA03FA034
> **Cessna 208B** · 2002-12-25 · Manteo, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA03FA034
- **Event ID:** 20021226X05636
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-12-25
- **Location:** Manteo, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.900554, -75.733329
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 208B
- **Registration:** N1122Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued descent below the minimum descent altitude, for undetermined reasons, while performing a NDB approach, resulting in the airplane crashing into water 1.5 miles from the airport. A factor in the accident was a cloud ceiling below the minimum descent altitude and low visibility.

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