Cessna 208A Caravan crash, Dec 28, 1999, Abbotsford
Cessna 208A Caravan accident on December 28, 1999 near Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Takeoff with frost on the wings,...
- Date: December 28, 1999
- Aircraft: Cessna 208A Caravan
- Location: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Takeoff with frost on the wings, takeoff weight about 510 pounds above maximum, and an aerodynamic stall when the flaps were retracted from 10 degrees to zero, as found by the TSB.
A Seair Cessna 208 Caravan amphibian took off from Abbotsford on a private flight toward the Bahamas with one pilot and five passengers. About a minute later, while climbing and retracting the flaps from 10 to zero degrees, it stalled, banked left and crashed in a field south of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed but there was no fire, and the pilot and two passengers were seriously injured.