Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Jan 9, 1998 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on January 9, 1998 near Maiden, North Carolina, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot failed to remove the...
- Date: January 9, 1998
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Maiden, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot failed to remove the control lock before takeoff and failed to abort the takeoff when the aircraft could not climb, with self-induced time pressure as a contributing factor.
A Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster operated for FedEx on a positioning flight took off from Maiden with its control lock still installed. The aircraft could not climb, ran off the runway and struck trees, and the pilot was killed. The pilot had been in a hurry and was not wearing his shoulder harness.