Pilot Debrief

Cessna 560 near Atlantic Ocean, AO — 2019-05-24

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Date
2019-05-24
Location
Atlantic Ocean, AO, USA
Aircraft
Cessna 560
Registration
N832R
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
1
Phase of flight
Cruise

Probable cause

Impact with water for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot departed on a repositioning flight in the jet airplane. The airplane was in level cruise flight at 39,000 ft mean sea level when the pilot became unresponsive to air traffic controllers. The airplane continued over 300 miles past the destination airport before it descended and impacted the Atlantic Ocean. Neither the pilot nor the airplane were recovered, and the reason for the airplane's impact with water could not be determined based on the available information.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Engine power loss
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have diverted to FXE instead of continuing over the ocean.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • ADS-B / radar
  • 9 docket documents
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Docket documents9

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