Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, May 5, 2001 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on May 5, 2001 near Steamboat Springs-Bob Adams, Colorado, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Inadvertent stall...
- Date: May 5, 2001
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Steamboat Springs-Bob Adams, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Inadvertent stall during an instrument approach in icing conditions, with the pilot's attention diverted by an abnormal indication and limited experience in the type.
A FedEx Cessna 208B Grand Caravan flying a cargo flight from Casper lost control during the VOR/DME approach to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and the pilot was killed. The NTSB found an inadvertent stall in icing conditions, with the pilot's attention diverted by a generator-off warning caused by a switch moved during the before-landing checklist. The pilot had only 38 hours in the type.