- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 05, 2007 |
Time: | 0648 |
Location: | Columbus, Ohio |
Operator: | Castle Aviation |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Columbus, OH - Buffalo, NY |
AC Type: | Cessna 208B Caravan I Super Cargomaster |
Registration: | N28MG |
cn / ln: | 208B-0732 |
Aboard: | 2 (passengers:1 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:1 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The cargo plane crashed into a brushy field, inverted, shortly after taking off in heavy snow. Radar data indicated that it was in a left turn at a ground speed of 109 knots before descending and impacting terrain. The plane was carrying checks and other goods for a banking customer. The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and collision avoidance with terrain due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were low cloud ceiling and night conditions. |
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