| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 09, 2000 |
| Time: | 09:50 |
| Location: | Lummi Island, Washington |
| Operator: | Empire Airlines |
| Flight #: | 665 |
| Route: | Bellingham - Eastsound-Orcas Island |
| AC Type: | Cessna 208B Caravan I Super Cargomaster |
| Registration: | N941FE |
| cn / ln: | 208B-0192 |
| Aboard: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | After receiving special VFR clearance the cargo plane flew into a small hill. The pilot's attempted flight into known adverse weather conditions, and his subsequent failure to maintain altitude above, or clearance with, trees. Factors contributing to the accident included low ceilings, fog, the pilot's low-altitude flight, rising terrain, and trees. |
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