Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Jan 3, 1997, Nakina
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on January 3, 1997 near Nakina, Ontario, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Directional control difficulty during...
- Date: January 3, 1997
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Nakina, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Directional control difficulty during takeoff, probably because the rudder trim was set near full left, while the trim indicator did not reflect the actual rudder trim position.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on a scheduled cargo flight from Nakina to Fort Hope yawed to the right during the takeoff run. The pilot could not control the yaw, the aircraft became airborne and touched down briefly, then struck a frozen lake beyond the runway end and came to rest inverted. The pilot had minor injuries and walked away.