Aviation accident WPR20CA089

Name: aviation accident: Cessna 208 near Eureka (2020-02-06)
Start: 2020-02-06
Location: Eureka, CA, USA

MINR · Cessna 208 · 2020-02-06 · Eureka, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR20CA089
Event ID: 20200206X90423
Type: Accident
Date: 2020-02-06
Location: Eureka, CA, USA
Coordinates: 40.823333, -124.14167

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 208
Registration: N24MG
FAR Part: 135
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NITE
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's delayed response to initiate a go-around during a night visual approach over water after the airplane entered instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of forward visibility and subsequent impact with the water.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown