Cessna 208A Caravan crash, Jan 30, 1998, Port Heiden
Cessna 208A Caravan accident on January 30, 1998 near Port Heiden, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's in-flight decision to...
- Date: January 30, 1998
- Aircraft: Cessna 208A Caravan
- Location: Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's in-flight decision to continue into icing conditions without adequate ice protection, leading to airframe ice accumulation, degraded performance and an aerodynamic stall.
A PenAir Cessna 208 Caravan cargo flight from Port Heiden to Chignik flew into freezing rain and accumulated heavy airframe ice. After turning back, it could not maintain altitude at full power and stalled during the attempted landing on a frozen lake near the airport. The pilot received minor injuries and the aircraft was destroyed.