Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Jan 2, 1997 (2 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on January 2, 1997 near Edenton, North Carolina, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot continued VFR...
- Date: January 2, 1997
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Edenton, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions at night in dense fog, with a low ceiling, and struck obstacles on the approach, according to the investigation finding summarized in the record.
A Tar Heel Aviation Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on a positioning flight from Manteo struck power lines and a support tower on the approach to runway 1/5 at Edenton on the night of 2 January 1997. Fog reduced visibility well below minimums, and the destination's lights had partly failed. Both pilots on board were killed. The crew had been briefed on weather from an airport about 10 miles away and departed earlier than usual because of company pressure.