Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Nov 26, 1996 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on November 26, 1996 near Bethel, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of control while maneuvering to...
- Date: November 26, 1996
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Bethel, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control while maneuvering to reverse direction after takeoff, after an undetermined anomaly. The anomaly was a related factor, and no engine malfunction was found.
A Grand Caravan operated by Arctic Transportation Services on a cargo flight from Bethel to Kwigillingok turned back toward the airport shortly after takeoff and stalled in a steep bank. The aircraft hit flat snow-covered tundra about a mile west of the airport and was destroyed, killing the pilot. The NTSB found the engine was producing power and linked the loss of control to an undetermined anomaly.