Narrative:
The Cessna 208B (Blackhawk VY conversion) impacted the waters of Arcata Bay during a landing attempt in fog conditions to Murray Field Airport, Eureka, California. The airplane came to rest inverted, sustaining substantial damage, and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.
Probable Cause and Findings:
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.
» northcoastjournal.com
accident date: 06-02-2020
type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
registration: N24MG
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 6 February 2020 |
| Time: | 06:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operator: | Redding Aero Enterprises Inc. |
| Registration: | N24MG |
| MSN: | 208B0850 |
| First flight: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 19184 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | NW off Eureka-Murray Field, CA (EKA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Sacramento-Mather Airport, CA (MHR/KMHR), United States of America |
| Eureka-Murray Field, CA (EKA/KEKA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 1966 |
The Cessna 208B (Blackhawk VY conversion) impacted the waters of Arcata Bay during a landing attempt in fog conditions to Murray Field Airport, Eureka, California. The airplane came to rest inverted, sustaining substantial damage, and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause and Findings:
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.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
Sources:
» lostcoastoutpost.com» northcoastjournal.com
Photos
accident date: 06-02-2020
type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
registration: N24MG
Video, social media
Great job to U.S. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay and our partner agencies @HumboldtBayFire , @HumCoSO , and the @Eureka_Police on this rescue conducted in north Humboldt Bay! #BZ
— USCGPacificSouthwest (@USCGPacificSW) February 6, 2020
Read more at:https://t.co/Cowu4rOQxk
??'s by: @HumboldtBayFire pic.twitter.com/t2BarVR1Xn
Map
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Distance from Sacramento-Mather Airport, CA to Eureka-Murray Field, CA as the crow flies is 345 km (216 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Sacramento-Mather Airport, CA to Eureka-Murray Field, CA as the crow flies is 345 km (216 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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