MINR · CESSNA T303 · 2018-04-24 · Pine Ridge, SD, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN18LA146
Event ID
20180424X33220
Type
Accident
Date
2018-04-24
Location
Pine Ridge, SD, USA
Coordinates
43.183055, -102.559997
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
3
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
T303
Registration
N9746C
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The airplane’s inadvertent encounter with severe icing conditions during descent, which resulted in structural icing, the pilot’s inability to maintain altitude, and an emergency landing. Contributing to the accident was an incomplete preflight weather briefing.