Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Mar 15, 2002 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on March 15, 2002 near Alma, Wisconsin, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot did not remove ice contamination...
- Date: March 15, 2002
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Alma, Wisconsin, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot did not remove ice contamination before takeoff and intentionally flew into known severe icing, causing loss of altitude and terrain impact.
A Priority Air Charter Cessna 208B cargo flight from Minneapolis departed with ice still on the airframe and flew into known severe icing. It could not maintain altitude and struck trees and terrain during an attempted forced landing. The sole pilot was killed.