Détails:
The flight departed Manteo at about 18:15 en route to Edenton (EDE) to pick up cargo, under a contract with United Parcel Services (UPS). Witnesses reported that there was heavy fog at Edenton and the visibility was below 1/4 mile. The published non-direction beacon (NDB) approach for the airport was not authorized at night. While on approach to either runway 1 or runway 05, the flight struck power lines, located about 1/2 mile (0,8 km) southwest of the airport. The airplane came to rest in 5 feet of water, about 600 feet offshore.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors in this accident were: fog, the low ceiling, and the dark night. "
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | jeudi 2 janvier 1997 |
| Heure: | 18:35 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Compagnie: | Tar Heel Aviation |
| Immatriculation: | N802TH |
| Numéro de série: | 208B0179 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1989 |
| Heures de vol: | 3520 |
| Moteurs: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Equipage: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 1 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 1 |
| Total: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 0,8 km (0.5 milles) SW of Edenton Municipal Airport, NC (EDE) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Convoyage |
| Aéroport de départ: | Manteo-Dare County Regional Airport, NC (MEO/KMQI), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Edenton Municipal Airport, NC (EDE/KEDE), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
The flight departed Manteo at about 18:15 en route to Edenton (EDE) to pick up cargo, under a contract with United Parcel Services (UPS). Witnesses reported that there was heavy fog at Edenton and the visibility was below 1/4 mile. The published non-direction beacon (NDB) approach for the airport was not authorized at night. While on approach to either runway 1 or runway 05, the flight struck power lines, located about 1/2 mile (0,8 km) southwest of the airport. The airplane came to rest in 5 feet of water, about 600 feet offshore.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors in this accident were: fog, the low ceiling, and the dark night. "
Accident investigation:
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Manteo-Dare County Regional Airport, NC et Edenton Municipal Airport, NC est de 79 km (49 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Manteo-Dare County Regional Airport, NC et Edenton Municipal Airport, NC est de 79 km (49 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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