Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Apr 28, 2001 (10 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on April 28, 2001 near Roque Pérez, Buenos Aires province, Argentina with 10 fatalities. Cause: Stall, probably...
- Date: April 28, 2001
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Roque Pérez, Buenos Aires province, Argentina
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Stall, probably consecutive to an asymmetric accumulation of ice on the fuselage, leading to a spiral fall.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated by Les Grands Jorasses was on a charter from San Fernando to Trelew carrying eight passengers and two pilots. After encountering icing it lost control and dived into farmland near Roque Perez, Buenos Aires province. All ten occupants died.