Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Mar 22, 1995 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on March 22, 1995 near Reno-Tahoe (ex Cannon), Nevada, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's premature...
- Date: March 22, 1995
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Reno-Tahoe (ex Cannon), Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's premature descent below the published minimum altitude during the instrument approach.
A Cessna 208B cargo flight from Sacramento to Reno was on an instrument approach in snow showers when it descended below the minimum altitude for the approach. Contact was lost after the landing clearance and the aircraft struck a mountainside about 2.7 nautical miles short of the final approach fix. The sole occupant was killed; no mechanical fault was found.