Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Nov 8, 1997 (8 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on November 8, 1997 near Barrow, Alaska, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: Pilot disregard of lateral fuel...
- Date: November 8, 1997
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Barrow, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot disregard of lateral fuel loading limits and improper frost removal, leading to an inadvertent stall and spin. Asymmetric fuel loading, time pressure and weak company oversight were factors.
A Hageland Caravan departed Barrow before dawn with fuel loaded only in the left wing and frost on the wings. It climbed past the runway end, stalled and spun into the water, killing all eight aboard. The NTSB cited the pilot's disregard of lateral fuel limits and improper frost removal.