Cessna 208B N812MA
6 July 2001 · Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 2001 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N812MA, operated by Jason E. Jacobs, was involved in an accident near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 26.1893, -80.1701
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- N812MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jason E. Jacobs
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Freeport → Ft. Lauderdale
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL01LA074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The undetermined malfunction of the propeller system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While in cruise flight at 6,500 feet, the airplane's engine jolted and made a whining noise. The propeller stopped and feathered. Attempts to restore engine power were unsuccessful. An emergency was declared, and the airplane was ditched into the Atlantic Ocean 20 miles east of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The airplane was not recovered for post-crash examination.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 208 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2001 | Cessna 208B | Steamboat Spngs, Colorado, United States | Corporate Air, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Sep 2001 | Cessna 208 | Aurora, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2001 | Cessna 208B | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Nov 2001 | Cessna 208 | Quepos, Costa Rica | Servicios Aereos Nacionales S.a. | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Oct 2001 | Cessna 208 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc | Fatal | 10 |
| 31 Jan 2001 | Cessna 208 | Key West, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2001 | Enstrom F-28C | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2001 | Robinson R-22 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2001 | Cessna 177 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Thomas W. Norton | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA300/L | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2001 | Boeing 737-200 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Beechcraft C90 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |