Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Jan 12, 1995 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on January 12, 1995 near Pleasanton, California, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's failure to...
- Date: January 12, 1995
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Pleasanton, California, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain visual contact with terrain and sufficient terrain clearance. Contributing factors were his decision to start the descent 14 miles from the airport and the cloud conditions and darkness.
A FedEx Cessna 208B on a cargo flight from Visalia to Oakland struck a ridge line about 14 miles short of its destination at night in cloudy conditions. The pilot had started a descent from a distance and collided with terrain at 1,500 feet MSL in a wings-level attitude. The pilot was killed and no mechanical failure was found.